Chocolate icing

One recipe for chocolate icing. It is not the healthiest thing on Earth, as it contains corn syrup, but then what icing is good for you?

Ingredients

1 1⁄2 cups cream (heavy cream, double cream)
16 ounces chocolate (bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate, chopped fine)
1⁄2 cup corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Place chocolate in a heat proof bowl.
  2. Bring cream to a boil in small saucepan over medium-high heat; pour over chocolate. Add corn syrup and let stand 3 minutes.
  3. Whisk gently until smooth; step in vanilla.
  4. Place in fridge and chill for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes, until the mix has the consistency to be spread.
Yield
3 cups
Preparation time 5 minutes
Cooking time 10 minutes
Total time
15 minutes

Notes

Preparation and cooking time do not include chilling time.

Source

North American cuisine

easy, mix, chill, bake
icing, sweet sauces
American food recipes
Food in U.S.A.