Chocolate Sauce Or Frosting Food

CHOCOLATE SAUCE OR FROSTING

Steps:

• In a double boiler or heavy saucepan, melt the butter in the cream, heating until just warm to the touch.
• Stir in sugar and salt until dissolved.
• Mix in cocoa powder until well blended.
• Heat mixture over low heat, stirring continuously until shiny and smooth and hot, but not bubbling.
• For sauce, serve hot or warm.
• For frosting, refrigerate until thick enough to spread.
• May be reheated.

CHOCOLATE DOUGHNUT GLAZE

Steps:

• Combine butter, milk, corn syrup, and vanilla in medium saucepan and heat over medium heat until butter is melted. Decrease the heat to low, add the chocolate, and whisk until melted. Turn off heat, add the powdered sugar, and whisk until smooth. Place the mixture over a bowl of warm water and dip the doughnuts immediately. Allow glaze to set for 30 minutes before serving.

CHOCOLATE SAUCE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in chocolate sauce and vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in nuts., Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., For frosting, combine sugar, milk and butter in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add chocolate chips; stir or whisk 5 minutes or until smooth. Spread over brownies.

DELICIOUS CHOCOLATE ICING

Steps:

• Beat the icing sugar, butter and cocoa powder together in freestanding electric mixer (Or use a handheld electric whisk) on medium/slow speed until the mixture comes together and is well mixed.
• Turn the mixer down to a slower speed. Add the milk to the butter mixture a couple of tablespoons at a time.
• When the milk has been incorporated, add the melted chocolate.
• Once all the chocolate has been combined, turn the mixer up to a high speed
• Continue beating for about 5 minutes, until it is light and fluffy. The longer the frosting is beaten, the lighter and fluffier it becomes!
• Spread on anything and enjoy!!!!!!! :D

CHOCOLATE FUDGE CAKE WITH BUTTERSCOTCH FUDGE FROSTING

Steps:

• CAKE: Melt the chocolate with 1/3 cup water; stir until smooth.
• Remove pan from heat; let cool until lukewarm.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350*F.
• Grease an 8 1/4x4 1/2" loaf pan; line the bottom with waxed paper.
• Put the sugar, butter, salt, baking soda, and vanilla in a medium bowl.
• Beat with an electric mixer on high speed until well blended.
• (The mixture WON'T be creamy.) Add 1 egg; beat until creamy, pale, and fluffy.
• Add the other egg.
• Reduce mixer speed to medium and beat in 1/2 the flour, then 1/2 the milk.
• Beat in the remaining flour and milk, then the chocolate, until blended.
• Scrape batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 60-65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool the cake in the pan for 5 minutes.
• Loosen edges from sides of pan; invert onto a wire rack and peel off the waxed paper.
• Turn right side up and cool completely.
• MAKE THE FROSTING: Melt the chocolate with the brown sugar and heavy cream in a medium saucepan over low heat, stirring often, until smooth.
• Remove pan from heat; add the butter, vanilla, and salt and stir until the butter has melted.
• With an electric mixer on low speed, beat in 1 cup of the powdered sugar.
• Increase the speed to high and beat for 1-2 minutes, or until light and fluffy.
• Reduce mixer speed to low and beat in the remaining powdered sugar.
• Increase speed to medium and beat the frosting for 1 minute longer.
• ASSEMBLE THE CAKE: Cut the cake in 2 layers.
• Spread 1/2 the frosting on the bottom layer, replace the top, and spread the remaining frosting over the top and sides.
• Serve as is, or with a scoop of ice cream and a generous portion of fudge sauce.
• MAKE THE FUDGE SAUCE: (OPTIONAL).
• Bring the evaporated milk and sugar to a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring often to dissolve the sugar.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove saucepan from heat.
• Add the chocolate, vanilla, and salt and let stand for 5 minutes until the chocolate melts.
• Beat with an electric mixer on high speed (be careful--the chocolate will spatter at first) until smooth and thick, about 3 minutes.
• Serve warm.

CHOCOLATE GANACHE

Steps:

• Place the chocolate into a medium bowl. Heat the cream in a small sauce pan over medium heat. Bring just to a boil, watching very carefully because if it boils for a few seconds, it will boil out of the pot. When the cream has come to a boil, pour over the chopped chocolate, and whisk until smooth. Stir in the rum if desired.
• Allow the ganache to cool slightly before pouring over a cake. Start at the center of the cake and work outward. For a fluffy frosting or chocolate filling, allow it to cool until thick, then whip with a whisk until light and fluffy.

SIMPLE CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of barely simmering water until completely smooth (see step-by-step).
• Heat all of the remaining ingredients in a small saucepan until evenly combined. Remove from the heat and stir through the melted chocolate. Serve warm over chocolate pudding, vanilla ice cream or both!