Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients

• 1 tsp Baker's Cocoa
• 2 tbsp cold water
• 3 tbsp hot water
• ½ tsp vanilla
• 1 ¾ cups confectioners' sugar
• a speck of salt

Method

1. 1 Place cocoa in a small saucepan and add cold water; stir until perfectly smooth.
2. 2 Add hot water and cook for one to two minutes.
3. 3 Stir in vanilla and a speck of salt.
4. 4 Gradually stir in confectioners' sugar until the mixture is stiff enough to spread.
5. 5 Beat the frosting until smooth, glossy, and free of lumps.
6. 6 Adjust consistency by adding cold water if too thick or more sugar if too thin.