Delicious Chocolate

Who doesn't love chocolate?  I especially love a vanilla cake with deep chocolate icing.  Here's a good recipe from my local newspaper.

Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting

Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting

12 oz. milk chocolate chips
9 oz. semisweet chocolate chips
2 Tbs. light brown sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
3 Tbs light corn syrup
1 1/2 cups sour cream

Melt chocolate chips in a large bowl according to package directions.
In a large bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, salt, vanilla and corn syrup.  Stir in the sour cream with a few strokes.  Add the melted chocolate.  Stir until no sour cream streaks remain and it's very smooth.  Let it stand at room temperature for an hour to thicken, if desired.

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Fluffy Chocolate Buttercream

1 1/4 cups bittersweet chocolate chips
2 Tbs. light corn syrup
3-4 Tbs. heavy cream, divided
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/4 tsp. salt
4 cups powdered sugar, divided
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Place chocolate chips, corn syrup, and 3 Tbs. heavy cream in a large bowl and microwave on high 1 min., stirring every 15 seconds, until smooth.  Let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes.

In a stand mixer bowl, combine butter, salt, 2 cups powdered sugar and vanilla and beat on low until smooth.  Beat in chocolate mixture on low until smooth.  Beat in remaining 2 cups powdered sugar and, if needed, remaining 1 Tbs cream, 1 tsp at a time until spreadable consistency is reached.