Chocolate Icing

Basic chocolate icing recipe for cakes or brownie squares. Makes about 1 cup, enough for one 8 inch cake.

• Ready In: 5 mins
• Serves: 1
• Yields: 1 cup

Ingredients

• 1  cup icing sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter, softened
• 1  ounce  unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
• 4  teaspoons hot water
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. In bowl, beat sugar with butter; beat in chocolate, hot water and vanilla until smooth and fluffy.