Howl at the Moon Chocolate Frosting

Name: Howl at the Moon Chocolate Frosting
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 layer cake
Ingredients: 1 chocolate bar, dark or milk chocolate (for shavings); 16 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips; 8 Tbsp butter, melted; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tsp corn syrup; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 1/4 c cream (cold)

By Sherry Peyton
@SherryPeyton

This is an extraordinary frosting. It's more work, but oh the results! Use this for the Double Down Chocolate Cake recipe I posted. Thanks to Cook's Illustrated for this one. If you like this recipe, see others at mybestcookbook.wordpress.com

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Serves:

2 layer cake

Prep:

30 Min

Ingredients

1

chocolate bar, dark or milk chocolate (for shavings)
16 oz

semi-sweet chocolate chips
8 Tbsp

butter, melted
2 tsp

vanilla extract
2 tsp

corn syrup
1/4 tsp

salt
1 1/4 c

cream (cold)
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How to Make Howl at the Moon Chocolate Frosting

Step-by-Step

Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave or double boiler. Set aside.
Beat the rest of the ingredients except for the cream until light and fluffy.
Remove bowl from mixer and add the chocolate and whisk in. Add the cream and sit bowl in an ice bath and stir until frosting has reached room temperature. (you can fudge on this, and just let it cool naturally, whisking from time to time.)
Frost the cake and then shave the chocolate bar over the top.

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