Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
From Diana Rattray,Your Guide to Southern U.S. Cuisine.
This makes enough chocolate cream cheese frosting for a two layer cake.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 ounces (2 squares) unsweetened chocolate, melted
- dash of salt
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup half-and-half
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
PREPARATION:
Cream together the butter and cream cheese. Add melted chocolate, salt, sifted confectioners' sugar, half-and-half, and vanilla. Beat until smooth and spreadable.