Makes about 5 cups

Silky smooth, chocolate swiss meringue buttercream is made by whipping butter and melted chocolate into a thick meringue until it's fluffy.

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 filling for sandwich cookies.

Silky smooth small batch chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream, perfect for frosting little cakes, cookies, and cupcakes!

This faux chocolate swiss meringue buttercream is quick and easy! Made with carton egg whites, and tastes just like the classic version!

Smooth, silky, velvety chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream is a fabulous frosting that you can easily make ahead of time. Made with 6 ingredients this frosting is not sickly sweet, it's full of chocolate flavor and perfectly sweet!

Ultra-smooth and light, chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream is not overly sweet and incredibly stable for frosting cakes, cupcakes and even macarons!

Learn how to make perfect chocolate swiss meringue buttercream with our easy recipe. This glossy frosting is ideal for sponges and cupcakes.

Creamy and velvety smooth, this white chocolate buttercream is ultra rich and pairs perfectly with cakes and cupcakes.

With a hint of caramel from toasted sugar, Belgian cassonade, or light brown sugar, this Swiss meringue–based chocolate frosting is rich, complex, and none too sweet.