Glossy Chocolate Icing

By hanley89

Ingredients

• 1 stick unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• Pinch of table salt
• 1 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 tsp instant coffee granules
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

1. Melt butter in alarge saucepan overmedium heat. Stir in sugar, cocoa and salt. Mixture will be thick and grainy
2. Combine heavy cream, sour cream and instant coffee in a large pyrex measuring cup, whisking until smooth.Gradually add cream mixture to chocolate until blended and smooth. Cook until sugar is disssolved and mixture is smooth and hot to touch, 6-8 minutes.DO NOT BOIL..
3. Off heat, add vanilla, whisk to combine. Cool icing until spreadable about 2-3 hours.
NOTE: Icing can also be chilled until completely cold in a refrigerator, then warm gently in microwave until spreadable. Heat at high power in 20 second intervals, stirring well after each interval