Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Name: Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Ingredients: 1 cup (7 ounces; 198 grams), granulated sugar; 1 pound (454 grams), unsalted butter; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; Pinch, table salt; 6 ounces (170 grams), unsweetened chocolate, melted; 4 , large eggs

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2007

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This easy buttercream frosting can be paired with a variety of desserts.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This traditional (European) chocolate buttercream frosting recipe is made by heating eggs and sugar over a pan of simmering water, then removing from the heat and whipping in butter. If it becomes runny, simply plunge the bowl of frosting i...

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