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Chocolate Buttercream Icing

Estimated Nutritional Profile
Nutrient Quantity
Protein (g)22.4983
Energy (kCal)2419.6962
Carbohydrates (g)119.8436
Total fats (g)209.3713
Temporal Sequence of Cooking Processes
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    Utensils Used
    | 1. Melt chocolate with 2 tablespoons of the butter. | 2. reserve. | 3. Place whole egg and egg yoks in medium mixer bowl, beat at high speed 1 minute. | 4. Reserve. | 5. Measure sugar and water into 1 quart nonaluminum saucepan, stir well. | 6. Cook over low heat until mixture simmers, cover and simmer 5 minutes. | 7. Uncover sugar syrup, simmer slowly over low heat until it reaches soft ball stage-- 234 degrees to 240 degrees on a candy thermometer. | 8. While beating at high speed, immediately drizzle the sugar syrup into the reserved egg mixture. | 9. Continue beating until bottom of bowl is cool to touch. | 10. Gradually beat reserved chocolate mixture and the brandy into sugar mixture until thoroughly blended. | 11. Place remaining butter in small mixer bowl, beat at medium speed until fluffy. | 12. While beating chocolate mixture at high speed,add beaten butter, about 1 tablespoon at a time. | 13. When all butter has een added, beat about 5 minutes. | 14. Refrigerate buttercream, stirring every 10 minutes, until firm enough to spread, usually 30 to 40 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients
    Ingredient Name Quantity Unit State Energy (kcal) Carbohydrates Protein (g) Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
    chocolate 6 ounces semisweet 98.6562 16.1082 3.5039999999999996 2.4494
    butter 1 cup unsalted softened 1627.59 0.1362 1.9295 184.1197
    egg 1 71.5 0.36 6.28 4.755
    egg yolk 4 218.96 2.4412 10.7848 18.0472
    sugar 1/2 cup 402.99 100.79799999999999 0.0 0.0
    water 1/3 cup 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    brandy 1 1/2 1/2 - - - -

    - Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.



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