½ teaspoon melted butter

Confectioners’ sugar

½ teaspoon vanilla

Melt chocolate over hot water, add cream gradually, salt, yolk of egg, and butter. Stir in confectioners’ sugar until of right consistency to spread; then add flavoring.

Chocolate Frosting II

1¾ cups sugar

¾ cup hot water

4 squares chocolate, melted

½ teaspoon vanilla

Boil sugar and water, without stirring, until syrup will thread when dropped from tip of spoon. Pour syrup gradually on melted chocolate, and continue beating until of right consistency to spread; then add flavoring.