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    How To Make Vegan Chocolate Frosting

    Published: Sep 6, 2015 Updated: Mar 24, 2022 by Alison Andrews This post may contain affiliate links

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    Vegan Chocolate Frosting

    This easy vegan chocolate frosting is buttery, chocolatey, rich and creamy to the extreme! Perfect for use on cakes, cupcakes and cookies.

    Vegan chocolate cake frosted with vegan chocolate frosting on a white cake stand.

    This super simple vegan chocolate frosting is absolutely gorgeous on…. you guessed it – a vegan chocolate cake!

    What you’ll love about this frosting is that it’s so easy and quick to prepare, and the result is rich, chocolatey, smooth and creamy, with a hint of buttercream richness and hints of vanilla.

    Yum!

    Chocolate cake topped with chocolate frosting on a white cake stand.

    The recipe is a simple 5-ingredient mix of powdered sugar, cocoa powder, vegan butter, vanilla and non-dairy milk (any non-dairy milk will do).

    Vegan chocolate cake partially frosted with chocolate frosting.

    It’s divine on a chocolate cake, but of course you can mix and match and use it on a vanilla cake too.

    It’s also perfect to pipe onto cupcakes and holds up really well. The ideal is to make it as thick as possible, but still spreadable.

    I have on occasion made it too thick so that once it goes into the piping syringe it won’t come out again! It’s just too thick. If that happens, add some more non-dairy milk, a drop or two at a time until you get the right consistency. And if it happens to end up too thin, add more powdered sugar until it’s the right thickness again.

    With a bit of flexibility to get the right texture, this is really a foolproof recipe.

    Vegan chocolate cake topped with chocolate frosting on a white cake stand.

    I think you are going to really love this vegan chocolate frosting and it’s one you’ll come back to again and again! It is:

    • Thick
    • Creamy
    • Super Rich
    • Extremely chocolatey
    • Decadent
    • So easy

    If you refrigerate this frosting, it gets a delicious crystalized texture on the edges, which I love and is so great on cakes.

    Frosted chocolate cake on a white cake stand.

    And once your cake is frosted, you get to decorate it, and that is too much fun! My latest favorite decorating technique – melted chocolate drizzled over this frosting with chocolate chips sprinkled over the top! So decadent.

    Also it suits my decorating style which leans more towards the messy side of things.

    Vegan chocolate cake frosted and decorated on a white cake stand.

    More Vegan Frosting Recipes

    1. Vegan Vanilla Frosting
    2. Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting
    3. Vegan Lemon Buttercream Frosting
    4. Vegan Buttercream Frosting
    5. Vegan Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
    6. Vegan Chocolate Ganache Frosting

    Did you make this recipe? Be sure to leave a comment and rating below!

    Vegan chocolate frosting half spread on top of a chocolate cake.

    How To Make Vegan Chocolate Frosting

    This easy vegan chocolate frosting is buttery, chocolatey, rich and creamy to the extreme! Perfect for use on cakes, cupcakes and cookies.
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    Course: Dessert, How To
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Vegan
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Servings: 10
    Calories: 210kcal
    Author: Alison Andrews

    Ingredients

    • 3 ¾ cups Powdered Sugar (450g)
    • 4 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder Unsweetened
    • 3 Tablespoons Vegan Butter (45g)
    • 4-5 Tablespoons Soy Milk or other non-dairy milk
    • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
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    Instructions

    • Add the powdered sugar, cocoa powder, vegan butter, vanilla and around half the soy milk to the bowl of your stand mixer.
    • Start mixing on low, gradually moving to a higher setting until thick, smooth and creamy. Add the extra soy milk in slowly, only as much as needed (see notes).
    • It should be thick, but still be easily spreadable so it won’t go sliding off a cake. So if it’s not thick enough, add a little more powdered sugar.

    Notes

    1. I usually use 5 Tablespoons soy milk in this recipe, but different brands of vegan butters have different water contents, so if you’re using one with a higher water content and use all 5 Tbsp soy milk, you might have a consistency that is too runny. So start off slow and only add in all the soy milk if you need to. You want your frosting to be thick, but still spreadable.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Serve | Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 0.8g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Sodium: 24mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 47g
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    Hi I'm Alison Andrews, I'm the voice and cook behind Loving It Vegan. I love making delicious vegan food and creating vegan versions of all your old favorites, so that you’ll never feel like you’re missing out. Find out more about me here.

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    Comments

    1. Linda says

      October 15, 2022 at 3:37 am

      Awesome recipe everyone enjoyed it. I put it on waffles with coconut sprinkles and it taste like a chocolate donut 🍩5 stars

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        October 15, 2022 at 10:14 am

        That sounds amazing! Thanks so much for sharing and the awesome review Linda!

        Reply
    2. Aimee B. says

      October 11, 2022 at 8:46 pm

      About this frosting, it was a lifesaver!! I had bought some canned chocolate frosting for my son’s birthday cupcakes and let’s just say, I was unable to decorate them as I’d envisioned. It was super soft and basically turned into a dripping blob of a mess on the cupcakes. I felt sad that his 30th birthday cupcakes had turned out so awful. Anyway, although, he was incredibly gracious, I decided he deserved a re-do. I found your recipe and decided to give it a try today. Oh, my gosh! It’s sooooo easy and amazing! The best part is that his cupcakes turned out exactly how I wanted them to this time around. He loves them, and that’s in large part due to you. I love how it’s lower in fat than most other recipes I’ve seen and goes together super quick as well. This will definitely be my go-to chocolate frosting recipe. Thank you! 🙂5 stars

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        October 12, 2022 at 10:35 am

        Brilliant! Thanks so much for the great review Aimee!

        Reply
    3. Carol White says

      April 19, 2022 at 9:56 pm

      I haven’t had a lot of luck baking gluten free cakes so I didn’t expect much but thought I’d give it a try and wow it’s just lovely. The recipe is easy to follow although the ingredients are a little on the expensive side as is all free food stuffs but it’s worth it when it tastes this good. I’m going to try the other gluten free recipes now I’ve got my confidence back.5 stars

      Reply
    4. Cami says

      April 18, 2022 at 1:25 am

      This was really good !!!!! Thanks !

      Reply
    5. Patty Phleger says

      April 09, 2022 at 5:50 pm

      The best vegan chocolate frosting ever. Maybe the best frosting ever. Everyone loved it.5 stars

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        April 11, 2022 at 9:44 am

        Awesome! So happy to hear that Patty!

        Reply
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