CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE FROSTING

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Luscious chocolate truffle frosting for chocolate cakes. Dust the frosted cake with cocoa powder for a beautiful, velvety finish. Makes enough to cover a 8-10 cm high cake baked in a 22 cm round cake tin, so if you're making a big cake, you might want to make a double batch.

Provided by stormylee

Categories Dessert

Time 10m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

100 ml heavy cream
170 g semisweet chocolate
50 g butter, cubed
50 ml powdered sugar
1 tablespoon cognac or 1 tablespoon coffee (optional)

Steps:

Whip the heavy cream until stiff.
Melt the chocolate over a double boiler.
When the chocolate has melted, add the butter and stir until the butter melts.
Allow the mixture to cool a bit.
Add the whipped cream, the powdered sugar and cognac or coffee (if using), stir to combine.
If the frosting is very liquid-y at this point, let it sit in the fridge until it becomes thicker and spreadable.
Frost your cake and transfer to the fridge, allow the frosting to set before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1647.5, Fat 166, SaturatedFat 103.4, Cholesterol 242.7, Sodium 365, Carbohydrate 78.4, Fiber 28.2, Sugar 26.2, Protein 24.4