Chocolate fudge frosting--taste of home version

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupGranulated sugar
4tablespoonsUnsweetened cocoa
¾cupMilk (whole milk is best)
1tablespoonButter or margarine
1teaspoonVanilla

Directions

Combine sugar, cocoa and milk in small heavy saucepan; cook until mixture begins to boil. Cover, cook for 2-3 minutes until steam washes sugar crystals down from sides of pan. Uncover, reduce heat and cook without stirring until mixture reaches soft ball stage (234 degrees). Remove from heat. Cool mixture until it reaches temperature of 110. Add butter and vanilla, stirring until butter is dossolved. Pour over warm cake. Yield enough to cover a 13x9 inch cake. Frosting not suitable for layer cake.

Recipe by: Taste of Home Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #730 by L979@...

on Aug 9, 1997