Cooked Fudge Frosting - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (1 oz.) sq. unsweetened chocolate
3 c. sugar
3 Tbsp. light corn syrup
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. milk
1/4 c. butter or margarine
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Combine chocolate, sugar, syrup, salt and milk in buttered 3-quart saucepan.
Cook over low heat, stirring until sugar dissolves and chocolate melts.
Cook to 234\u00b0 or until mixture reaches soft ball stage, without stirring.
Remove from heat; add butter (don't stir) and cool until just warm.
Pour into small mixing bowl.
Add vanilla; beat until mixture is of spreading consistency.
Frosts tops and sides of two 8 or 9-inch cake layers.