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                           WHITE CHOCOLATE E
                           WHITE CHOCOLAT

                  CREAM CHEESE FROSTING G
                 CREAM CHEESE FROSTIN




                     his recipe begs repeating. It
                     is one of my favorites from

                     The Cake Mix Doctor, and
              it is just perfect for all the white

              chocolate cakes in this book. It’s
              also delicious on any of the dark

              chocolate layer cakes or chocolate       1. Place the white chocolate in a small
              cupcakes. Add a few drops of food        glass  bowl  in  the  microwave  oven  on
                                                       high  power  for  1  minute.  Remove  the
              coloring, and it turns red, green,
                                                       bowl  from  the  oven  and  stir  with  a
              or orange for holiday parties.           wooden spoon or a rubber spatula until
                                                       it is smooth. (See Melting White Choco-
                                                       late, page 92.) Set the chocolate aside to
               MAKES  3  CUPS,  ENOUGH  TO  FROST
                      A  2-  OR  3-LAYER  CAKE         cool.
                 PREPARATION  TIME:  10  MINUTES
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              6 ounces white chocolate, coarsely
                                                          the Cake Mix Doctor says
                  chopped
              1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, at        Since cream cheese frostings are so
                  room temperature                         sticky, chill the frosted cake uncovered
              4 tablespoons ( ⁄2 stick) butter, at room    until the frosting sets, 20 to 30 minutes;
                           1
                  temperature                              then the cake will be easier to tote or
                                                           to wrap in foil and store.
              1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
              3 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
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