Categories: Frostings- icings- fillings
Ingredients
- 6 squares unsweetened chocolate
- 4 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 1/3 cup sweet milk
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 6 Tbsp. butter or margarine
- 4-6 Tbsp. cream
Directions
- Melt chocolate in saucepan over low heat.
- Combine sugar, flour and salt with chocolate.
- Add milk gradually, blending well.
- Cover, saucepan and bring to boil slowly, stirring occasionally.
- Boil slowly two minutes.
- Uncover and boil to soft ball stage (232 degrees), stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat, add vanilla and butter or margarine.
- Cool frosting to lukewarm without stirring.
- Beat until frosting loses its gloss.
- Add cream and continue to beat until right consistency to spread.
- Spread quickly to cake. (makes enough to cover top and sides of 3 9-inch layers.)