Chocolate Glaze Recipe

Ingredients: Makes enough to glaze one 25 cm / 10 in cake

50 g/2 oz plain (semi-sweet) chocolate, chopped
50 g/2 oz butter or margarine

2.5 ml/0.5 tsp vanilla essence (extract)

75 ml/5 tbsp boiling water
350 g/12 oz/2 cups icing (confectioners') sugar, sifted

Method:

Blend together all the ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth, pushing the ingredients down as necessary. Use at once.