Mariner's Cookbook

Mom's Chocolate Icing

Oct 28, 2017

Ingredients:

1. Substitute common vanilla flavoring if necessary.
   
   

1	cup	Cocoa powder
3	cup	Sugar,	White, granulated
½	tsp	Salt,	Common
¼	cup	Butter or margerine
1½	cup	Milk,	Whole (4% butterfat)
1	tsp	Vanilla extract1

Directions:

1. Combine cocoa, sugar, and salt in a 4-quart saucepan and mix thoroughly, then add in the milk while stirring.

2. Stirring constantly, bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat. Turn down the heat, and maintain a boil without stirring, so mixture will not boil over.

3. Continue boiling until a small amount of mixture forms a soft ball when dropped into cold water, then remove it from heat, and add the butter (or margarine) and vanilla.

4. Allow the icing to cool slightly, then beat until it thickens.

5. Apply to cake layers while still warm.