Bittersweet Icing

By Hklbrries

For icing the Guinness Stout Chocolate Layer Cake recipe in this collection. Make the day ahead.

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups heavy cream
• 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 4 ½ tbdp confectioners’ sugar
• 4 ½ tbsp cocoa
• 1 ½ tsp vanilla
• 1 ⁄8 tsp salt

Details

Servings 16
Adapted from relishmag.com

Preparation

Step 1

To make the icing for the Guinness Stout Chocolate Layer Cake, boil the cream and melt the chocolate a day ahead to allow plenty of time for the mixture to chill. Once the cake is iced, keep it cool.

Bring cream to a boil. Place chocolate in a heatproof bowl, pour boiling cream over it, and whisk until chocolate melts and is thoroughly combined. Cover tightly and chill. Chill beaters from a hand-held mixer at the same time.

Up to 3 hours before serving the cake, whip chocolate mixture with a hand-held mixer. When soft peaks form, sift in confectioners’ sugar and cocoa and add vanilla and salt. Continue whipping until combined.