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408 F R O S T I N G S
FLUFFY CHOCOLATE E
FLUFFY CHOCOLAT
FROSTING G
FROSTIN
he most versatile of any MAKES 3 CUPS, ENOUGH TO FROST
A 2- OR 3-LAYER CAKE
frosting, use this creamy,
OR 30 CUPCAKES
wonderful chocolaty stuff PREPARATION TIME: 10 MINUTES
to frost just about any cupcake,
2 ⁄3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
layer cake, or sheet cake. The
6 tablespoons boiling water, plus additional
version here has a stronger, more
if needed
distinctly chocolate flavor than 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, at room
the one in The Cake Mix Doctor. temperature
3 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted, plus
The secret is in the boiling water,
additional if needed
which wakes up the taste of cocoa.
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
My children squabbled to get
1. Place the cocoa powder in a large
the first lick from the bowl!
mixing bowl and pour the boiling water
over it. Stir with a wooden spoon or rub-
ber spatula until the cocoa comes
together into a soft mass. Add the butter
R and blend with an electric mixer on low
speed until the mixture is soft and well
the Cake Mix Doctor says combined, 30 seconds. Stop the
machine. Place the confectioners’ sugar
and vanilla in the bowl, and beat with
The longer you beat this frosting, the
the mixer on low speed until the sugar is
lighter in color it will get.
incorporated, 1 minute. Increase the
mixer speed to medium and beat until
