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ADJUSTABLE CHOCOLATE ICING

ADJUSTABLE CHOCOLATE ICING

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Serves: Ices a 10

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  • Gluten Free
  • Vegetarian
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This is a recipe for my favourite chocolate icing, another of the recipes I grew up with. In my family, birthday cake is traditionally a Reine de Saba choco cake with this icing. And the best part, you can so easily adjust it to your own personal tastes!

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Ingredients

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  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 188 ml cocoa powder
  • 1 pinch of salt Large
  • 125 ml milk (skimmed)
  • 2 teaspoons natural vanilla extract
  • 750 ml icing sugar Plus more sugar and/or cocoa to taste

Method

  1. Melt the butter in a large saucepan.
  2. Remove pan from heat.
  3. Sift the cocoa and salt into the butter.
  4. Mix until smooth.
  5. Add the milk in two parts, mixing well after each addition. Add the vanilla.
  6. Beat the mixture until it is smooth and the lumps are eliminated.
  7. Sift in the icing sugar and stir.
  8. Chef's treat: Start testing now...if too sweet, add some more cocoa...if not sweet enough, add more sugar and enjoy this tasty bonus of baking as you can see my little brother did as a baby!

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