Karen Tack's Chocolate Frosting

Name: Karen Tack's Chocolate Frosting
Yield: Makes enough for 12 cupcakes
Ingredients: 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 2 1/2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

This chocolate frosting recipe, adapted from Martha Stewart Living, is the perfect topping for Karen Tack's TV Dinner Cupcakes.

Source: The Martha Stewart Show, April Spring 2008

Makes enough for 12 cupcakes

Yield

Ingredients

1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 1/2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

1. Place sugar and cream in a heavy-bottomed saucepan; bring to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, without stirring, about 5 minutes.
2. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in chocolate until melted. Stir in butter and vanilla until well combined. Chill, stirring occasionally, until cooled completely.