Favorite Chocolate Butter Icing

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 4 ounces icing sugar
• 2 ounces unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 ounce chocolate, broken and melted and then cooled slightly
• 1 tablespoon milk

Recipe

• 1 just beat the butter until soft and add the icing sugar, beating vigorously. (you can do this in a food processor if you have a half-size bowl.)
• 2 then add the melted chocolate and the milk, and beat to combine.
• 3 spread over and inside your cakes.
• 4 give it a twist: try this icing with chocolate, dark chocolate, or a cream liqueur like baileys instead of the chocolate and milk.