Creamy Malted Milk Chocolate Frosting

Name: Creamy Malted Milk Chocolate Frosting
Yield: Makes about 2 1/4 cups
Ingredients: 1/4 cup, granulated sugar (1 3/4 ounces); 2 , large egg whites; pinch, table salt; 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks), unsalted butter, softened and cut into 1-tablespoon pieces; 6 ounces, milk chocolate, melted and cooled (see note); 1/2 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1/4 cup, malted milk powder

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2010

Desserts or Baked Goods

The ultimate cupcake isn't complete without the ultimate frosting.

SERVESMakes about 2 1/4 cups

TIME30 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a refined malted milk frosting recipe to complement our chocolate cupcakes, we opted for a cooked buttercream frosting of the Swiss meringue variety, where egg whites and granulated sugar are heated over a double boiler, then whipped wi...

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