Chocolate Glaze
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), page 89. Vision transcription from the scanned page; needs review.
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Ingredients
- 4 squares (4 ounces) semisweet chocolate, cut up
- 3 tablespoons margarine or butter
- 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a small saucepan melt chocolate and margarine or butter over low heat, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; stir in powdered sugar and 3 tablespoons hot water. Stir in additional hot water, if needed, to make of drizzling consistency.
- Spoon over cake, allowing excess to drip down sides. Glazes top of a 10-inch tube cake or tops of two 8- or 9-inch cake layers.
- Microwave directions: In a 1-quart casserole micro-cook chocolate and margarine or butter, uncovered, on 100% power (high) for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or till softened, stirring once. Stir till smooth. Continue as above.
Source and image provenance
Historical recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), Meredith Corporation. View the cited page at the Internet Archive.
Image credit: Image attribution: "Chocolate cake with roasted balsamic strawberries and mascarpone frosting. The finish is a chocolate glaze and candied rhubarb and raspberry powder. #cake #nakedcake #rhubarb" by various brennemans; license: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/); source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/58143970@N00/19602917579. Cropped/resized.
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