Chocolate Frosting - American Recipe

Chocolate Frosting

🌍 American, American Home Cooking Difficulty: ●○○○○

🍳 Equipment: Double-boiler, Sifter, Tablespoon

Classic American chocolate frosting — simple, satisfying home baking.

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 squares bitter chocolate
• ¾ cup cream
• 1¾ cups powdered sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla

Method

1. Melt — the butter and chocolate together in a double-boiler.
2. Sift — the powdered sugar, and add the sugar and cream, alternately and a little at a time, to the melted butter and chocolate, stirring constantly.
3. Take — the double-boiler from the fire, and add the vanilla.
4. Beat — until stiff enough to spread on the cake.

Tags: cream, butter, sugar, chocolate · Source: The Plain Sailing Cook Book (1922)