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F R O S T I N G S                            449

                              RICH CHOCOLATE E
                             RICH CHOCOLAT

                                             GLAZ
                                             GLAZE E




                      ou can’t beat baking choco-      1. Place  the  chocolate  and  butter  in  a
                                                       small  saucepan  over  low  heat.  Stir  and
                      late for that rich, intense
                                                            cook until both of them melt and the
                      kick you need in a quick                    mixture  is  smooth,  3  to  4
              stir-together glaze. The ingre-                         minutes.  Remove  the
                                                                        pan from the heat, and
              dients for this fast topping
                                                                        whisk  in  the  confec-
              are most likely close at hand—                           tioners’ sugar and milk
                                                                  until smooth.
              semisweet chocolate, butter, confec-
                                                       2. Spoon the glaze on top of the cake of
              tioners’ sugar, and milk. It pulls
                                                       your choice. Let it set on the cake for 10
              together in 5 minutes and is deli-       minutes before serving.
              cious on the Boston Cream Pie

              Cake (page 135) and Rick’s Choco-                        R

              late Rum Bundt Cake (page 151).
                                                          the Cake Mix Doctor says

                       1
                MAKES  ⁄ 2 CUP,  ENOUGH  TO  FROST
              THE  TOP  OF  A  BUNDT  OR  TUBE  CAKE       This glaze is better when made with
                                                           whole milk, but it will work just fine
                 PREPARATION  TIME:  5  MINUTES
                                                           with any type of milk you’ve got in the
                                                           refrigerator. For more flavor, add a
              2 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely       teaspoon of pure vanilla extract.
                  chopped
              1 tablespoon butter
              1 ⁄2 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted
              3 tablespoons milk
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