Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Chocolate-Cream Cheese Frosting

Yields: 4 cups

INGREDIENTS:
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
5 1/4 to 5 3/4 powdered sugar

DIRECTIONS:
  1. Beat cream chees, butter, vanilla, and cocoa powder with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually add 2 cups of the powdered sugar, beating well. Gradually beat in additional powdered sugar to reach spreading consistency. This frosts tops and sides of two 8- or 9-inch layers. (Halve the recipe to frost a 13X9X2 inch cake.) Cover and store frosted cake in the refrigerator.