Chocolate Malt Icing

 This icing is rich and creamy, but also has a lovely malty chocolate taste that will remind you of Pop Shop malts. I made this chocolate icing to go with bailey's ganache inside our new years eve dessert part 2.

Chocolate Malt Icing

Original recipe makes 1 frosting for 1 cake

• 1/2 cup butter at room temperature

• 3 cups icing sugar

• 8 tablespoons dutch processed cocoa powder

• 2 tablespoons of Ovaltine Powder

• quarter cup of whipping cream or non-skim milk.

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, mix or sift together the sugar, Ovaltine and Cocoa, and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter until smooth, then gradually beat in sugar mixture alternately with milk/whipping cream.
3. Add vanilla at the end. Beat until light and fluffy. If necessary, adjust consistency with more milk or sugar.