Name: Decorator’s Chocolate Buttercream
Ingredients: 2 cups (1 pound or 454 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1/2 cup (115 grams) vegetable shortening; 3 lbs (1.36 kilograms) 10X confectioners' sugar; 1 cup (110 grams) Dutch processed cocoa powder; 3 Tbsp meringue powder; 1 tsp salt; 5 fl oz (150 mililiter) chocolate liqueur (i.e., Godiva or another); 2 Tbsp milk; 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract; 2 cups (1 pound or 454 gram) refrigerated Ganache

This is the best chocolate buttercream icing ever. The icing is rich, like mousse, and outrageously delicious.

Epicurious Editors' Notes:

·This recipe yields more than enough for two cakes — if only icing one cake, make a half recipe or freeze the extra.
· Meringue powder is available at http://www.wilton.com/wiltonos/.

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