Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

This will frost a Huge 4-layer Cake and you may have some leftover!  It tastes like fudge.  Feel free to cut the recipe in half.

1 cup Shortening

1 and 1/2 blocks of Cream Cheese, room temperature (12 ounces)

2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

8 oz of Dark Chocolate, melted and cooled slightly

12 cups Powdered Sugar

1/2 cup Boiling Water

1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt

 

Directions

Place shortening and cream cheese in a mixing bowl and beat until smooth

Add Vanilla Extract and mix until combined

Add the melted chocolate and mix until incorporated

Add half of the powdered sugar and half of the water and beat until combined

Add the remaining powdered sugar and water and beat until completely combined and fluffy

Add water if you want to thin out the icing