Anne's Chocolate Fudge Frosting

This is a good all purpose chocolate frosting. It comes from the anne of green gables cookbook by kate mac donald.

Put 2 inches of water in the bottom of a double boiler.

Add the chocolate chips and vegetable shortening to the top of double boiler.

Allow the chocolate and shortening to melt.

Stir in the sugar a little at a time.

Add the milk.

Remove the top pot from the heat.

Beat frosting with the electric mixer until it is thick and creamy--about 5 minutes.

With a metal spatula or knife , spread about 1 / 3 of the frosting between the two layers and use the rest to cover the top and sided of the cake.

semi-sweet chocolate chips, vegetable shortening, icing sugar, milk