Hot Fudge Sauce

By norsegal8

If you wish, melt the chocolate in the microwave at 50 percent power for three minutes, whisking the cocoa powder into the chocolate once it is melted.

Ingredients

• 10 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 1/3 cup sifted cocoa powder, Dutch process
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• pinch table salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces

Preparation

Step 1

1. Melt chocolate in small heat-proof bowl set over pan of almost simmering water until smooth, stirring once or twice. Turn off heat and whisk in cocoa until dissolved; set aside.

2. Warm sugar, corn syrup, cream, salt, and 1/3 cup water in medium, heavy-bottomed, nonreactive saucepan over low heat without stirring until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to medium-high; simmer mixture, stirring frequently, about 4 minutes.

3. Turn off heat and whisk in vanilla and butter. Cool mixture slightly, about 2 minutes; whisk in melted chocolate. Serve warm. (Can be refrigerated in an airtight container at least 10 days before serving; reheat over simmering water or in microwave for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, stirring several times, until sauce is shiny and completely smooth.)