Patent Leather Icing - Glossy Chocolate
Glossy and rich--great for special occasion cakes, a little fussy to make but worth it, and can be made well ahead of use.
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READY IN: 30mins
YIELD: 2 8-inch layers
UNITS: US
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DIRECTIONS
- Melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler.
- Combine the egg, milk, water and sugar and stir into the chocolate.
- Cook the icing over hot water for 20 minutes, stirring often.
- Remove it from the steam.
- Beat it with a rotary beater for 1 minute or until well blended.
- Stir in the vanilla.
- Cool the icing before spreading it.
- Tightly covered and stored in the refrigerator it will keep for several days.
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