Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting

This is less of a buttercream and more of a whipped cream. I like whipped cream frostings better.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Yields: 3 cups

Ingredients

• 3 (1 ounce)  semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
• 2  tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1⁄3 cup heavy cream
• 1 1⁄4 cups heavy cream
• 2  tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Melt together chocolate, butter and the 1/3 cup heavy cream in top of double boiler over hot, not boiling water; stir until smooth. Cool completely.
2. Beat together the remaining 1 1/4 cups heavy cream, confectioners' sugar and vanilla in medium bowl just until soft peaks begin to form. Do not overbeat or frosting will become grainy.
3. Fold one-third of the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture just until combined.
4. Fold the chocolate mixture into the remaining whipped cream just until combined.
5. Makes about 3 cups. Enough to fill and frost 9-inch three-layer cake.