Chocolate Fudge Icing Rich And Velvety For Icing Cakes

This chocolate fudge icing is easy icing to make and is rich and velvety without being too sweet.

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Chocolate Cake Icing

This butter cream icing is rich and velvety without being too sweet.

Ingredients:

• 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate
• 2 Tablespoons (1 ounce) coffee or liqueur
• 1/3 cup (4 ounces) sugar
• 1/2 cup (2 to 3 large) eggs
• 1 cup (8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature

Directions:

In the top of a double broiler, over hot but not simmering, water, melt the chocolate with the coffee or liqueur; set aside. In the top of a double boiler, over simmering, but not boiling, water, whisk the sugar and eggs until very thick and the whisk marks keep their shape (125) Re,move from the heat. Fold the chocolate into the eggs. beat in the butter chunk by chunk until very smooth. Chill until desired spreading consistency is obtained.

Try this icing with my amazing buttermilk chocolate cake recipe or this truly wonderful chocolate stout recipe.

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