Homemade Chocolate Icing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 box powdered sugar
1 stick butter
6-8 T. cocoa
salt
1 t. vanilla

Preparation

Melt butter in pan.
Add cocoa and stir over med. heat for a minute or two.
Remove from heat and add powdered sugar a little at a time, adding a little bit of hot water when it gets thick. Continue until all sugar is used.
Beat a few strokes until desired consistency.
Add pinch of salt and 1 t. vanilla.
Use about half of the above for one layer cake.
Also add nuts if desired.