*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                           Shiny Fudge Frosting

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Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Desserts

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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     1/2  cup           granulated sugar
     1/4  cup           water
   2      tablespoons   light corn syrup
   4      ounces        unsweetened chocolate -- coarse chop
   3      tablespoons   unsalted butter -- softened
   2      cups          sifted powdered sugar
   2      tablespoons   very hot water
   1      teaspoon      vanilla

Combine sugar, 1/4 cup water and corn syrup in a medium saucepan.
 Stir briefly, cover and bring to a slow boil.
 Remove lid and brush sides of saucepan occasionally with clear wate
r to prevent crystals from forming, then replace lid.
 When sugar is completely dissolved, simmer syrup about 3 minutes. 
Remove from heat; add chocolate all at once, stirring constantly
 with a metal spoon until the chocolate is dissolved. 
Beat the butter into the chocolate mixture, then add powdered sugar
 alternately with hot water, dividing the sugar into two parts 
and the water into two parts.
 Blend in vanilla; beat again until smooth and shiny. 
Set pan in a shallow saucepan filled with 1/2 inch to 1 inch water.
 This frosting tightens quickly, so it must not be prepared too far in advance,
 and then should be kept slightly warm to keep it pourable.
 If icing is still too thick, add a bit more hot water.
 Do not let the icing become excessively hot or it will be too fluid. 
Yield: Enough to fill and frost top and sides of two or three 9-inch layers. 

Tester's note: This marvelous recipe is a cross between frosting and candy.
 I used it to cover yellow cupcakes. Using a serrated knife, 
I sliced off the portion of each cupcake that rose above the pan.
 I then inverted the cupcakes and spooned frosting over them

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