I spent the entire
day in the kitchen cooking up a meal for a neighbor who, just last week, was
carted off by the paramedics with a serious case of the flu. She has since returned home (and passed the
flu along to her husband) and is improving, though not as quickly as she would
like. Mr. O-P thought it would be a good
idea to take them a meal, and so eagerly volunteered my services. Good, old Mr. O-P. Did I mention that I am only just coming off
of a two-week cold that really laid me low?
Yeah, well, I did a good deed and was heartily thanked, and that did my
heart good for the day. I also made
enough food to take a lunch to my dad’s tomorrow so the three of us can sit
down and have a nice meal together. (Good Deed #2)
My standard “delivery” meal seldom
changes. I stick with what I know and what
everyone seems to love: roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole,
and dessert, in this case Chocolate
Stout Cake that I decided to
frost with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.
Oh, boy! Mr. O-P found the cake
more as a delivery vehicle for the frosting, although did add that it, in
itself, was delicious. I have frosted
this cake with Cream
Cheese Frosting, Ganache, and, heaven help me, canned frosting, but this is
absolutely the BEST. Try it and see for
yourself. Oh, and the best thing is, it
is SO easy!
(The BEST) Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
1 cup semi-sweet
chocolate chips
½ cup butter, softened
2-1/4 cups sifted
confectioners’ sugar
2 tablespoons whole
milk
2 tablespoons
brewed, strong coffee
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Melt chocolate chips
in the top of a double boiler. Stir
until smooth; set aside to cool for 15-20 minutes. In a large bowl, beat butter until
creamy. Gradually beat in confectioner’s
sugar alternately with milk and coffee.
Add melted chocolate and vanilla and beat at high speed until smooth and creamy. Frosts one cake.
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What an amazing neighbor you are! That frosting looks outrageous :)
ReplyDeleteOMG Pattie! Promise me you'll share this at Five Star Frugal this Friday! Its making my mouth water AND my stomach gurgle!
ReplyDeleteYUM! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!
ReplyDeleteI just saved this to my Recipes folder and look forward to giving it a try. Lol over putting it on toast! :)
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