Thick Fudge Frosting

By norsegal8

This thick, deep chocolate frosting is poured, rather than spread over the cake. As it cools, it becomes glossy and smooth, very much like fudge.

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder, natural or Dutch-processed
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup yogurt or sour cream*
• 4 cups (1 pound) sifted powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium-sized saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. When it has melted, stir in the cocoa, salt and yogurt (or sour cream), then bring the mixture to a boil. Place the powdered sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl, pour the hot cocoa mixture over it, and beat until smooth.

Working quickly, pour about half the frosting over one cake layer, spreading it around the sides. Center the second layer and pour on the remaining frosting, spreading it evenly to the edge and along the sides of the cake. (If you are making a 3-layer cake, use one-third of the icing for each layer; for a sheet cake, just pour it all on top of the cake.) Don't scrape the very bottom of the pan, as the frosting stuck there won't have a nice gloss and may be grainy.

*Use regular, low-fat or nonfat yogurt or sour cream and, in the case of yogurt, plain, vanilla or coffee-flavored.