Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe from the diabetic recipe collection at InformationAboutDiabetes.com
Ingredients:
1/2 cup fructose
3 tbsp skim milk
2 tbsp cornstarch
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1 large egg yolk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt - optional
4 tbsp cold unsalted butter
4 tbsp cold margarine
SOURCE: The Joslin Diabetes Gourmet Cookbook by Bonnie Sanders Polin,
Ph. D., and Frances Towner Giedt, copyright 1993, ISBN #0-553-08760-6.
Formatted into MM by Ursula R. Taylor.
In a small saucepan, combine fructose, milk, cornstarch, and cocoa
powder. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir
until smooth and thick, about 3 minutes.
Using an electric mixer, beat egg yolk, vanilla, and salt. Add chocolate
mixture; beat until smooth. Add butter and margarine, 1 tbsp. at a time,
beating after each addition until frosting has consistency of whipped
butter. Use to frost one cake; refrigerate until ready to serve.
Makes about 1 cup; 16 servings.
Per serving: calories - 96, protein - trace, carbohydrate - 10 g, fat -
6 g, calories from fat - 56%, dietary fiber - trace, cholesterol - trace,
sodium - 5otassium- 41 mg. Joslin Exchanges: 1 bread/starch and 1 fat.
VARIATION: Mocha Buttercram Frosting
Decrease skim milk to 2 tbsp. and cocoa powder to 1 tbsp. Add 1 heaped
tsp. instanat coffee dissolved in 1 tbsp. boiling water to chocolate
mixture.
Makes about 1 cup; 16 servings.
Per serving: calories - 42, protein = trace, carbohydrate - 6 g, fat - 2
g, calories from fat - 32%, dietary fiber - trace, cholesterol - 16 mg,
sodium - 77 mg, potassium - 41 mg. Joslin Exchanges: 1/2 bread/starch.
Serves: 1
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe provided for you by InformationAboutDiabetes.com
Is this Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe Suitable for Diabetics?
This Chocolate Buttercream Frosting recipe comes from our collection of healthy diabetic Cake recipes. Because we are unaware of your exact diabetic concerns and the guidelines your health advisors have provided, we are unable to say for sure that this Chocolate Buttercream Frosting recipe is suitable for you. Even taking that into account, because the original compiler labelled it as `diabetic` it suggest that it at least meets the minimum specification for the tag `diabetic`, being low in carbohydrates and fat, and as a result should be better for your health than a normal recipe. Nevertheless, this Chocolate Buttercream Frosting recipe must only be used if you understand your own condition and are happy that the nutritional contents are acceptable for you.
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe - Important DisclaimerThis Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe is one from our diabetic Cake recipes section. Clearly, it would be unthinkable for us to hand check every one of the diabetic Cake recipes to establish that all of them are 100% acceptable for people with diabetes. Our diabetic recipe collection has thousands of diabetic recipes in the collection, and to cook them all even at one per day would occupy us for 6 years. We strongly urge you to check the nutritional content to verify that they comply with the nutritional guidelines your nutritionalist has offered you. If you find that this Chocolate Buttercream Frosting recipe is incorrect, please contact us & we will modify or remove it from our diabetic recipe collection.
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