This mint frosting recipe is a good frosting for mayonnaise cake. If you're really having a chocolate fit, double the glaze! The frosting and cake are rich enough to cut the unsweetened chocolate taste. Pour some glaze on the middle layer, too.
Ingredients
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 0.5 cups butter , softened
- 0.13 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon mint extract
- 4 tablespoons milk
- 2 squaress unsweetened chocolate , 1 ounce
- 2 tablespoons butter
Instructions
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1
In a large bowl, cream 1 1/3 cups sugar with salt and 1/2 cup butter or margarine. Blend mint extract, 2 tablespoons milk, and remaining sugar into mixture. Gradually stir remaining milk into frosting until desired spreading consistency is reached.
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2
Melt and stir unsweetened chocolate and 2 tablespoons butter or margarine together in a microwave, or in a double boiler. Double this glaze, if desired.
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3
Frost cake. Pipe a frosting scallop at the top edge of cake to keep glaze from dripping down the sides of cake. Pour glaze over the top of cake. Chill until glaze has set.
Nutrition Facts
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