Mint Buttercream Frosting With Dark Chocolate Glaze

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

This mint frosting recipe made with confectioners' sugar, mint extract, and unsweetened chocolate is a good frosting for mayonnaise cake. Delicious!

Ingredients

4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon mint extract
4 tablespoons milk
2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
2 tablespoons butter

Directions

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.
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.
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.