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CHOCOLATE-CREAM FROSTING

Makes enough to fill and frost 1 9"triple-layer cake
Course after church coffee hour, cake
Cuisine American
Keyword cake, chocolate, frosting

Equipment

  • double boiler

Ingredients

  • 2 squares unsweetened chocolate
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 1 cup 10X confectioners’ powdered sugar sifted
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup cream for whipping
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  • Melt chocolate and butter or margarine on top of a large double boiler over hot, not boiling, water; beat in sugar, salt, and egg until smooth
  • Place the top of the double boiler over ice in a large bowl; start beating with an electric mixer or rotary beater, gradually adding cream; continue beating 3 to 4 minutes, or until fluffy-thick; stir in vanilla.
  • Keep frosting over ice as you work, Chill cake until serving time
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