Milk Chocolate Peanut Buttercream Frosting - Decadent, Low Carb & Sugar Free

We are currently having severe thunderstorms here and before we lose power or internet connection, I wanted to get this posted ASAP since I promised I would. Here is the recipe for the frosting I used to frost my Best Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake with yesterday. It's a Milk Chocolate Peanut Buttercream Frosting and while it's predominantly milk chocolate flavored frosting, it has a distinct undertone of peanut butter which makes it taste like a fluffy Reese's Peanut Butter Cup frosting. It goes great on this chocolate cake. If you prefer to use almond butter instead of peanut butter, you can easily swap it out...or use your favorite nut butter. I added a bit of shaved dark chocolate on top of my cake. This is a nice creamy, fluffy, decadent frosting. A little goes a long way. It's been a while since I've had REAL frosting. It's hard to believe that such a beautiful authentic tasting frosting can be made using confectioners Swerve because I honestly can't tell the difference between it and regular confectioners sugar. If you prefer a slightly less sweet frosting, reduce the confectioners sweetener by about 1/4 cup and reduce the cream by 1 tablespoon or to your preferred consistency. I hope you enjoy this treat as much as I do! Enjoy!

Milk Chocolate Peanut Buttercream Frosting (Sugar Free)

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1-1/2 cups confectioners Swerve sweetener (reduce to 1-1/4 cups if less sweet frosting is desired)
6 tablespoons butter, softened to room temperature
1/4 cup peanut butter (or almond, hazelnut or cashew butter)
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon sea salt

In a small bowl, sift and combine cocoa powder and confectioners sweetener. In a separate bowl, beat butter and peanut butter with a hand mixer for approximately 2 minutes until creamy. Gradually add about 1/3 of the dry mixture at a time, alternating with the cream and vanilla, and beating after each addition. Add salt and beat for about 2 minutes, until fluffy. Use frosting at room temperature. Store any unused frosting in refrigerator for 3 to 5 days.