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

1. Melt chocolate in saucepan over low heat.
2. Combine sugar, flour and salt with chocolate.
3. Add milk gradually, blending well.
4. Cover, saucepan and bring to boil slowly, stirring occasionally.
5. Boil slowly two minutes.
6. Uncover and boil to soft ball stage (232 degrees), stirring occasionally.
7. Remove from heat, add vanilla and butter or margarine.
8. Cool frosting to lukewarm without stirring.
9. Beat until frosting loses its gloss.
10. Add cream and continue to beat until right consistency to spread.
11. Spread quickly to cake. (makes enough to cover top and sides of 3 9-inch layers.)

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