Chocolate Fudge Frosting
1½ tablespoons butter
⅓ cup unsweetened powdered cocoa
1¼ cups confectioners’ sugar
Few grains salt
¼ cup milk
½ teaspoon vanilla
Melt butter, add cocoa, sugar, salt, and milk. Heat to boiling-point, and boil about eight minutes. Remove from fire and beat until creamy. Add vanilla and pour over cake.