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Icings and Frostings
Icings and frostings can make a delicious cake even better. Some you use on the top and sides, others can be used as a filling in a sandwich cake. Here is a selection of some of the most useful.

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Chocolate Butter Cream
Use this as the filling in a sandwich cake.
Ingredients
6oz butter
2 cups (12oz) icing (confectioners) sugar
2 tbs cocoa powder
1 or 2 tbs warm water

Method
1. Sieve the cocoa powder and icing sugar together.

2. Beat the butter until soft then gradually add the cocoa and icing sugar, beating continuously. Add 1 or 2 tbs of warm water as necessary. Beat until soft and creamy.

Glacé Icing
Use this on the top and sides of cakes. It give a thin, shiny coating. You can also use it to decorate the tops of small fairy cakes.
Ingredients
1 cup (6oz) icing (confectioners) sugar
1 tbs cocoa powder
1-2 tbs warm water

Method
Sieve the icing sugar and cocoa together then gradually add the water until the mixture will coat the back of a spoon.

Chocolate Frosting
Use this to coat the outside of a cake.
Ingredients
1 cup (6oz) icing (confectioners) sugar
1oz plain (semi sweet) chocolate
1oz butter

Method
Bring a pan of water to the boil, take off the heat, then stand a bowl over it. Put all the ingredients in the bowl and beat until well combined.

Chocolate Satin Frosting
Again, use this to coat the top and sides of a cake.
Ingredients
3oz butter
2 cups (12oz) icing (confectioners) sugar
2 tbs cocoa powder
3tbs single (light) cream

Method
Sieve the icing sugar and cocoa together. Beat the butter until soft then gradually beat in the cocoa and sugar mixture and the cream. Continue to beat until the frosting is smooth and well mixed.

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