Melted Chocolate Icing
Melted chocolate icing is a quick and easy to make rich, dark chocolate icing which will run over the top of your cake in attractive ripples. The recipe is suitable for covering a one tier cake with a rich, deep thick icing, however, if a 2 tier cake is baked with a chocolate icing filling, then this quantity will suffice.
500-600ml of icing
5 minutes
no cooking
Ingredients
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200g quality dark plain chocolate- broken into pieces, melted
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300ml double cream
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1-2 tsp icing sugar- (if required)
Instructions
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Step 1:
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01 In a bowl over hot water melt the chocolate. Remove from the heat, add the cream and blend smooth. Check taste, and add icing sugar if required.
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Step 2:
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02 When blended set aside and use this icing when at a thick pouring consistency is achieved.
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Usage:
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03 Fill or pour over the top of cakes. Allow to run over the cake and form ripples..
Notes
Use a quality dark chocolate, however, if too bitter it is OK to add a small tsp of icing sugar. Chocolate can also be flavoured with cinnamon and coffee. Be also careful not to over temper the chocolate (over heat/cook).
