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Chocolate Frosting

Decadent indeed, this frosting is a chocolate lover's dream come true. Creme fraiche offsets some of the richness. Use it to frost vanilla cake (or chocolate if you're a chocoholic).Also try: Basic Buttercream, Ganache, and Seven-Minute Frosting

Martha Stewart Living, September 2010 http://www.marthastewart.com/350198/chocolate-frosting
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Ingredients

    • 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
    • 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
    • 4 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
    • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    • Salt
    • 1 pound 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted and slightly cooled
    • 1 1/2 cups creme fraiche or sour cream

Directions

  1. Beat cream cheese and butter with a mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Sift together sugar, cocoa powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; gradually beat into cream cheese mixture. With machine running, pour in melted chocolate in a slow, steady stream. Beat in creme fraiche until well combined. If frosting doesn't seem firm enough, refrigerate for 10 minutes. Beat before using.

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