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Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons Butter, unsalted
• 3/4 cups Brown sugar, light or dark, packed
• 1/2 cup Ghirardelli 100% Unsweetened Ground Cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 cup Heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract
• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter.
• Stir in the sugar, cocoa, and salt.
• Over low to medium heat, gradually stir in the cream.
• Continue to stir until the mixture is very hot and glossy.
• As soon as it starts to simmer at the edges, turn the heat down immediately and stir constantly without simmering for about 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla.
• For frosting, cool until spreadable. Reheat as necessary by setting the containing in a bowl of hot water.
• For glaze or sauce, cool until thickened but still pourable. Put the sauce in the fridge for 5 minutes to speed up the cooling process for glaze.