CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM
About 4 ½ cups

Melt 8 to 12 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate (up to 64% cacao), chopped, with 1 tablespoon water for every 2 ounces chocolate. Let cool to lukewarm. Using a silicone spatula, stir into French Buttercream or Meringue Buttercream I or II.


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