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Chocolate Glaze

By Lara Ferroni

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Chocolate glaze recipe shown on three doughnuts.

This easy chocolate glaze recipe makes enough for a standard doughnut recipe.

Ingredients

1½ cups (150 grams) confectioners' sugar
4 tablespoons (27 grams) cocoa powder
2 tablespoons milk or water
2 teaspoons vanilla

Preparation

  1. Sift together the sugar and cocoa powder in a medium bowl. Slowly stir in the milk and vanilla, a little at a time, to make a smooth, pourable glaze.

Cover of the cookbook Doughnuts by Lara Ferroni, featuring several varieties of homemade doughnuts.
Reprinted with permission from Doughnuts: 90 Simple and Delicious Recipes to Make at Home by Lara Ferroni, © 2010 Sasquatch Books. Buy the full book at Amazon or ThriftBooks.
TagsDessertCocoaNut FreeGluten FreeEasyQuickNo-CookCookbooks

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