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Blackout Cake Frosting

Source of Recipe

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Recipe Introduction

This is our own special recipe for blackout cream, a sweet, creamy, comfort-food pudding with the grown-up taste of dark chocolate. It's an essential ingredient in our Blackout Cake, but you can also use it for any layer cake-or grab a spoon and eat it alone or with whipped cream.

List of Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
l0 ounces good-quality semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup heavy cream
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces



Recipe

In a medium saucepan over low heat, combine 1 1/2 cups of water, the sugar, and corn syrup. Stir in the chocolate and cook, stirring constantly, until the chocolate is melted, about 2 to 3 minutes.
In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup of water and the cornstarch and whisk until the cornstarch is dissolved. Add the dissolved cornstarch paste and the heavy cream to the chocolate mixture and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter.
Transfer the mixture to a bowl. Cover the surface with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour before serving.