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Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream

This perfect Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream recipe is lightly sweet, creamy, and loaded with chocolate flavor. It's much less sweet than American buttercream and whips up to be silky and light. The frosting is versatile enough to be slathered over layer cakes, piped onto cupcakes, or used a fi...
26
42,079
8
25 min
TOTAL TIME
781
CALORIES
$1.57
PER SERVING
Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream
Ingredients
6 INGREDIENTS
6 SERVINGS
Salt
1/4 tsp salt
Vanilla Extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
Semisweet Chocolate
10 oz semisweet chocolate
melted and cooled
Egg Whites
4 large egg whites
Sugar
2/3 cup sugar
Unsalted Butter
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter
cut into pieces, softened
Directions
14 STEPS
15 min
PREP TIME
10 min
COOK TIME
25 min
TOTAL TIME
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Health Info
Macros
46g
CARBS
63g
FAT
6g
PROTEIN
Allowed on these diets
GLUTEN FREE
VEGETARIAN
Contains these allergens
MILK
EGGS
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