Ultra-Rich and Creamy Bittersweet Chocolate Frosting

Name: Ultra-Rich and Creamy Bittersweet Chocolate Frosting
Yield: Makes about 2 cups
Ingredients: 16 ounces (454 grams), bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 1/2 cup, heavy cream; 2 tablespoons, corn syrup; Pinch, table salt; 2/3 cup, confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2005, America's Test Kitchen TV

For real chocolate lovers.

SERVES Makes about 2 cups

TIME 20 minutes, plus 30 minutes cooling

Ultra-Rich and Creamy Bittersweet Chocolate Frosting

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