Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

I came up with this specifically for a banana cupcake recipe. I wanted something to compliment the cake while not overpowering the subtle banana flavor with sweetness. This has the perfect balance of sweetness, chocolate and cream cheese flavor.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 24
• Yields: 24 cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup  baking cocoa
• 2  cups confectioners' sugar
• 1⁄2 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 -2  tablespoon milk or 1 -2  tablespoon water
• 6  tablespoons  softened butter
• 6  ounces cream cheese

Directions

1. First cream butter and cream cheese together, then blend in the vanilla. beat in cocoa. Mix in confectioner's sugar 1/2 cup at a time, alternating with water/milk as needed for consistency.