Italian Buttercream Icing

Extremly creamy and not too sweet icing, the perfect icing recipe for cupcakes and can be flavoured to add variety

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   1. Separate the eggs and put the egg whites into the mixing bowl.
   
   2. Put 250g of sugar into a saucepan with the water and let it boil - but make sure it doesnt crystalise - boil till it gets to 244F
   
   3. While it is boiling whisk the egg whites with the remailing 50g of sugar and a1 teaspoon of vanilla essence.
   
   4. Slowly pour the syrup into the egg whites and continue to beat on high speed for about 5 mins then add the butter.
   
   5. Melt the chocolate and leave to cool. Add this to the icing mixture with the cocoa for chocolate icing