Hot Fudge Sauce

Hot Fudge Sauce

• 2/3 cup whipping (heavy) cream

• ½ light corn syrup

• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar

• ¼ cup unsweetened Dutch-process coca powder

• 6 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), finely chopped. (I use Ghirardelli double

chocolate chips[60% cacao bittersweet])

• ¼ teaspoon salt

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (or use salted and skip the 1/4 teaspoon salt)

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Bring cream, corn syrup, sugar, cocoa, salt, and half of the chocolate to a boil in a 1 ½ quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until chocolate is melted.

Reduce heat and cook at a low boil, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes, then remove from heat.

Add butter, vanilla, and remaining chocolate and stir until smooth. Cool sauce to warm before serving. Or bottle, refrigerate until needed.