SOFT CHOCOLATE FROSTING

1 1/4 cups sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch Dash of salt
1 1/2 cups milk
4 squares (1 ounce each) Baker’s Unsweetened Chocolate
2 tablespoons butter

Combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt in saucepan, Add milk and chocolate. Bring mixture to full boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

Add butter; stir until butter melts and frosting is smooth.

While frosting is warm, spread on cake.

Makes 2 1/3 cups frosting, or enough to cover tops and sides of two (9-inch) layers
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Recipe pamphlet: Baker's Chocolate Luscious New Frostings, General Foods Corporation, 1952