Chocolate Butter Icing
from “The Joy of Cooking”
Vegetarian yields1½ cups addedDecember 2019
- 2 – 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 1 – 3 tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup hot water, cream or coffee
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1¾ – 2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar, as needed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Melt the chocolate over very low heat.
- Add butter and melt.
- Remove from head and add water, cream or coffee. Add salt.
- Gradually add sifted confectioner’s sugar. You may not need quite all the sugar.
- Add vanilla.
Tips
- Best spread on warm cake.
- To reduce the raw taste of cornstarch filler in the sugar, allow to stand over warm water for 10 to 15 minutes.