Part 2 of 3: Making the Chocolate Icing

This icing was so delicious - I just wanted to drink it all with a straw! Yeah..this is the pourable kind of icing and it was just sinful making it - I felt like I needed to take a shower after this - that sinful!!

Again, I followed the recipe as in the Smiths' Family 12 layer cake recipe. But, as I was doing it, I realized I was all out of cocoa. Here's the deal - I do make a list of all thing I need to have in hand before I start making something. And I did it this time too. So, when i made the list, I checked cocoa because I had it in my fridge. I did not realize I had like maybe 2 tbsp left in the box - not enough for the icing recipe mentioned. And I already did my trip to the grocery store and was in no mood to go back again! After cursing at myself a little but, I decided to improvise on the recipe a little bit. I added all the cocoa I had, and then added chocolate chips for the rest. Its all chocolate anyway - how can you go wrong?

To begin, empty a can of evaporated milk in a pan.

Add 3 cups of sugar to the milk.

 

Add 1 cup(2 sticks) of butter to the pan.

 

Add the cocoa powder - if you are following the recipe, you should add 1/2 cup of cocoa powder. But since I added only about 1/4 cups, I added another 1/2 cup of chocolate chips (milk chocolate) to this. I know the math does not add up - but it seemed right to do!

Mix everything well and bring to a boil.

 

When the mix has boiled a little, add the chocolate chips so that they melt well quickly.

 

Bring it all to a boil again. And then turn the stove to a simmer. Keep stirring and you will see that the sauce thickens.

 

Look at that consistency - now tell me - don't you want to just eat this all up. No cake..no nothing. Just this! Yeah - that's how I felt too. 

 

We now have the layers and the filling ready. Let's look at the assembly of the cake - coming up in Part 3!