Midnight Lace Icing

Submitted By: Mrs. Delmer Lay

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

Bring butter and milk to a boil. Remove from heat and add powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat well with an electric mixer. Remove 1/4 cup of mixture and reserve. Add cocoa to remaining mixture in pan and blend well. Add nuts and stir.

Spread cake with chocolate icing and allow it to stand for a few minutes. Drizzle white icing over top of chocolate icing in a free-style lace pattern.