Paleo & Vegan Milk Chocolate Buttercream

Hello, hello my friends! I’m currently sitting on the couch with a face mask and stressing out a little about life… what else is new?! Next week we head out on a big family vacation and I’m going through all of the mental lists in my head one by one about every hour, justtt so I don’t miss anything! Do you feel me on that?

I’m desperately trying to hold onto whatever relaxing techniques I can get my hands on. And I suppose that explains the face mask, although I’m not sure how staying up past midnight writing a blog post is part of any relaxation technique! But have faith, this blog post is worth any and all stresses because today I’m sharing a miraculous recipe that I created using my most favorite ingredient ever… CHOCOLATE!

Spring Treats

With Easter right around the corner, I’ve been on the lookout for something fun and delicious to make with the kiddos. When I saw these carrot cupcake toppers at Michaels I couldn’t pass them up. And I also couldn’t stop thinking about how cute they would look on some “dirt” cupcakes. Have you made “dirt” anything before? Chocolate frosting or pudding with crushed chocolate cookies on top made to look like the real deal! Little ones love to get their hands on some dirt goodies, and it’s no secret so does this chocolate crazed mama!

I created this recipe with cupcakes on the brain… and frosting! It’s the best part of the cupcake wouldn’t you agree? Rest assured pals, if dairy isn’t your friend then you are going to LOVE what I share with you today… Paleo Whipped Chocolate Buttercream! Yes you read that right.. Paleo buttercream. But it’s dairy and refined sugar free! How? Come and see!

You Will Need:

1/4 cup Vegan Butter (I loooove Mikono’s!)

1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons Cacoa Powder

1/4 Cup Coconut Cream Full Fat*

2 Tablespoons Stevia or Maple Syrup

*The coconut cream is the very top of the coconut milk can. It’s very thick. Just scoop from the tippy-top!

**Also Note: This recipe is perfect for frosting 12 cupcakes, but if you prefer to pipe with you may want to double the recipe for more frosting. Also may need to double to ice an entire cake. No sweat, with only 4 ingredients, it’s a simple switch!

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How to Make:

1. Melt butter in saucepan on low heat with coconut cream.
2. Whisk in Cacao powder and Stevia until combined.
3. Continue cooking on low for only 2 minutes.
4. Place chocolate sauce in mason jar or covered container and chill for about 6 hours until mixture is firm.
5. Using a spoon, scrape out hardened mixture into a medium size bowl and using an electric mixer, beat until fluffy about 2 minutes.
6. Use buttercream immediately to frost cakes or cupcakes or store in fridge when needed. Can be kept in fridge max two days.

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4 Ingredients… That’s It?

And that’s it! With just 4 basic ingredients, a little chill time, and a speedy mixer… Chocolate Buttercream Bliss is now yours. Use to frost cakes or cupcakes, your friends and family will never believe it’s Paleo and Vegan. Go ahead and have a cupcake, or two.. or three? Shhh… I won’t tell!

Easter Treats

Once the frosting was done (and we licked the bowl clean!), we got busy assembling the Easter treats! We used this FAB gluten free chocolate cake mix from Open Nature…

The kids then had fun crushing some chocolate animal cookies for the “dirt”! We loaded the cookies up in a ziplock bag and the kids took turns using a rolling pin for some fun cookie crushing.

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After I frosted the cupcakes, they topped them with the crushed cookies. We found that rolling the tops in the bowl of cookie pieces was a better way to go. But they had fun sprinkling, just the same. Last but not least was the cute carrot topper!

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I’ll be 1,000% honest that I wasn’t sure how well this recipe would go. Being the chocolate aficionado that I am, this frosting had some BIG shoes to fill. Alas, I’m converted. This is now my most favorite frosting recipe EVER. It’s rich, but smooth, perfectly sweet, not too intense but just right. It’s any chocolate lovers DREAM!

I can’t wait to see how you all use this recipe for a fun Spring party or Easter treat! Or how about a farmer’s market themed party?! The possibilities are endless… Honestly if I could I’d probably spread this on just about everything because it’s just THAT good! Thanks for dreaming in chocolate with me and enjoy this printable recipe card below. We’ve managed to make my stresses just a little less, well stressful. Until our next adventure!

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