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Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting

Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting is built on Cocoa, Water Boiling, Powdered Sugar, Egg Yolks, and Vanilla. Serves 1. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup
• 1/3 cup
• 3 cup
• 2
• 1 tsp
• 1/2 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Dissolve cocoa with hot water.

2. 2

   Beat sugar with cocoa mixture.

3. 3

   Add yolks and vanilla; beat until fluffy.

4. 4

   Place in bowl of ice and water.

5. 5

   Add butter, in four additions, beating until frosting is lighter in color and thick enough to spread.

6. 6

   Frost cake.

7. 7

   Refrigerate to set.