Boiled Chocolate Icing

DotM's Note:

This is the chocolate icing I always use on miracle whip cake. The recipe has been used for years in our family so I don,t really know were it came from. It is a very rich icing and for those who are chocolate lovers, like myself this is the greatest.Very easy to make.

• Total Time: 18 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 cake

• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup boiling water

Directions:

1. Put all the above ingredients in a cooking pot and boil till thick.
2. Let cool and spread on your favorite cake.

Reviews

[Patti599]

This is delicious! It's really much like a pudding, smooth and glossy, so don't expect a powdered-sugar icing. Enjoy it for it's own sweet self.

it also cooks very well in the microwave. I cooked it for about 5 minutes, stirring every 90 seconds or so. Perfect, and no danger of burning. I also used half dark cocoa and half regular.

[Chef #1102055]

Easy to make but "boil until thick" is not definitive enough. A candy thermometer may be helpful to achieve the desired consistancy.

[Lesley Anne]

I was looking for this recipe to make a birthday cake for my dbf's friend. I use to use this recipe (without the cornstarch) when I was in HS when I'd make my homemade chocolate cakes. I would make a basic 13x9 sheet cake, poke holes in it with a fork and drizzle this icing over it. It would crystalize within the cake and it was always so moist and decadent.