A question about a recipe!

Hi, I tried this recipe today; https://addapinch.com/the-best-chocolate-cake-recipe-ever/

So the cake was not amazing, it was just a standart cake. That I can understand but frosting which is this https://addapinch.com/perfect-chocolate-buttercream-frosting-recipe/ has become so bad.

I actually didn't want to use 5 cups of sugar because I thought It was much more than necessary. Later I couldn't even eat a single bite because it was incredibly sweet.

My question is why is there such a big difference? I live in Europe and products are not the same with USA so maybe that's the cause? But again, to use 5 cups? Is this legit? Can you tell me what did I wrong? Or what is the difference?

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