CHOCOLATE GLAZE

1 cup/250 ml Whipping cream
8 oz/250 gm Semi-sweet or bittersweet real chocolate chopped into bite-size pieces
2 tablespoons/30 ml Unsalted butter at room temperature (optional enrichment)

Heat the whipping cream to the boiling point in a small saucepan.

Place the chocolate in a medium bowl and pour the boiling cream over the chocolate.

Using a plastic spatula, slowly stir the chocolate and cream mixture until it is smooth. Stir in the butter enrichment until well blended. Use immediately.