Chocolate Motherlode Frosting Recipes

Steps:

• Stir melted butter and cocoa powder in a bowl until evenly mixed. Add confectioners' sugar and milk; beat until smooth and easily spread. Stir in vanilla extract.

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• Finely chop chocolate.
• In a 1 1/2- to 2-quart saucepan bring cream, sugar, and corn syrup to a boil over moderately low heat, whisking until sugar is dissolved.
• Remove pan from heat and add chocolate, whisking until chocolate is melted.
• Cut butter into pieces and add to frosting, whisking until smooth.
• Transfer frosting to a bowl and cool, stirring occasionally, until spreadable (depending on chocolate used, it may be necessary to chill frosting to spreadable consistency).
• Spread frosting between cake layers and over top and sides.

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• Add first seven ingredients into a mixing bowl, mixing well in between each ingredient.
• Sift flour, baking powder and soda, and salt and add to mixing bowl.
• Fold the boilingwater into the ingredients in the mixing bowl.
• Mix well.
• Grease and flour six 8" round baking pans.
• Pour batter equally into each of the pans.
• Add 1/2 cup chocolate chips into each pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
• Let cakes cool for 10 minutes on a rack, then remove from pans.
• When completely cool, ice with Chocolate Motherlode Frosting (recipe#109447).
• Coat with nuts if desired.
• Cake will keep for 3 days if covered and chill.
• Serve at room temperature.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, using an electric hand mixer, beat the butter until light and smooth. Beat in the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
• Place the chocolate chips in a small bowl and place over a small pan of barely simmering water. Heat, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate is melted and smooth, about 2 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat. Add the melted chocolate to the vanilla frosting and stir until smooth.

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• In a small bowl, sift together the confectioners' sugar and cocoa powder. Add butter, milk, and vanilla; stir until smooth and free of lumps.

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• Combine confectioners' sugar, cocoa powder, butter, milk, and vanilla in a large bowl. Mix using an electric mixer until blended and creamy.

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• In a medium bowl, sift together the confectioners' sugar and cocoa, and set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream butter until smooth, then gradually beat in sugar mixture alternately with evaporated milk. Blend in vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy. If necessary, adjust consistency with more milk or sugar.