Gram's Chocolate Sauce

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
• 3 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 in microwave or very gently on stovetop using low heat, melt butter and chocolate together.
• 2 remove from heat if using stove top just before it is completely melted and stir until it is smooth.
• 3 stir well and add 1/2 cup powdered sugar.
• 4 continue to stir and add the rest of the sugar until it's well blended- you may not need the entire cup of sugar.
• 5 it will look awful!
• 6 now, slowly, slowly, stir in the cream.
• 7 keep stirring and it magically turns into a velvety concoction.
• 8 add the vanilla and stir.
• 9 serve.
• 10 note: refrigerate the left overs if there are any, but when you re-heat it, put it in the microwave for about 2 or 3 seconds at a time and stir, stir, stir- be careful or it will separate- if this happens, you can add a little more sugar and cream to bring it back to the right consistency.
• 11 servings yielded is completely subjective--.