Chocolate Butter Frosting

This is adapted from the Better Homes and Garden Cookbook

INGREDIENTS:

6 tablespoons butter (or margarine), softened
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
4 1/4 cups sifted powdered sugar (about 1 pound)
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Milk (or goat milk)

DIRECTIONS:

1. In a large mixing bowl beat butter until smooth. Beat cocoa powder into butter until well combined. Gradually add 1 cup of the powdered sugar, beating well. Slowly beat in the 2 tablespoons of milk and the vanilla
2. Gradually beat in remaining powdered sugar. Beat in enough additional milk to read spreading consistency.
   

This frosts on 13X9X2-inch cake. (Double the recipe to frost the tops and sides of two 8- or 9-inch cake layers.