Hard Sauce With Vanilla Or Brandy

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• Vanilla, wine, or brandy for flavoring
• 1 egg yolk (optional)
• 1 egg white, whipped (optional)

Method

1. 1 Beat 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup sugar together until very white and light.
2. 2 Flavor with vanilla, wine, or brandy. For variation, beat in 1 egg yolk or fold in 1 whipped egg white.
3. 3 Let the sauce stand on ice to harden slightly before serving.