Favorite Chocolate Butter Icing

Ingredients

• 4 ounces icing sugar
• 2 ounces unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 ounce chocolate, broken and melted and then cooled slightly
• 1 tablespoon milk

Directions

1. 1

   Just beat the butter until soft and add the icing sugar, beating vigorously. (You can do this in a food processor if you have a half-size bowl.)

2. 2

   Then add the melted chocolate and the milk, and beat to combine.

3. 3

   Spread over and inside your cakes.

4. 4

   Give it a twist: Try this icing with white chocolate, dark chocolate, or a cream liqueur like Baileys instead of the chocolate and milk.