Shiny Chocolate Icing

3/4 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon margarine
1 tablespoon cocoa
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoon cornstarch
1 cup hot water

Mix sugar, cocoa and cornstarch in saucepan. Add hot water and bring to a boil on medium heat.  Remove from heat and add margarine and vanilla.  Cool completely before frosting.  (Double this recipe for a two layer cake).

Buttery Chocolate Icing

A nice creamy chocolate icing...

1 cup soft butter
1/3 cup whipping cream
2 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups icing sugar
4 ounces melted unsweetened chocolate (cooled yet still liquid)

Beat butter until fluffy and light, beat in icing sugar then the cream and vanilla, then chocolate.