Recipes from my Sicilian and Italian Grandmothers, my Mother, My sister Pat and those I have gathered through the years

Mom’s Stay-Soft Chocolate Icing

Donny

Mom's Stay Soft Chocolate Icing

A quick chocolate icing that always stays soft
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
resting time 5 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes
Servings: 1 covers 1 cake layer
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup Dutch Processed Cocoa https://tinyurl.com/3p6r259v
  • 2 tsps. cornstarch
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp soft butter
  • 1 tbsp. instant coffed optional

Equipment

  • 1 sauté pot peferably non-stick

Method
 

  1. Blend cocoa, cornstarch, instant coffee(optional) and sugar
  2. Add milk and cook slowly until thickened stirring constantly
  3. Remove from heat and add vanilla and butter
  4. Stir until cool and thickened to spread consistency
  5. I t take 1/2 times the recipe for a two layer cake

Notes

For a two layer cake 
1 1/2 times the recipe
6 tbsps. cocoa
3 tbsps. cornstarch
1 cup + 2 tbsps sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 tsp butter
 
 

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Hi! I am Don and I am a 3rd generation Italian/Sicilan/American. I have recipes from my Sicilian grandmother, my Italian grandmother, my mother, my sister Pat and those I have gathered through the years. I have tried to show recipes that are mostly easy and do not take up too much of your time. I hope my viewers will submit their favorite recipes as well.
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