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Chocolate icing
Recipe taken from I Know How to Cook
Chocolate cake with chocolate icing
Ingredients
60 g (2 oz) chocolate, chopped
60 g (2 oz) butter
2 very fresh eggs, separated
Method
In a small pan, gently melt the chocolate and butter over a low heat.
Remove from the heat and mix in the egg yolks.
Whisk the egg whites to soft peaks and fold these into the chocolate mixture.
Spread the icing over the cake with a palette knife. The icing sets as it cools.
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Details
Preparation time:
20 minutes
Serves 6
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