Hot Bittersweet Sauce

1/2 cup butter
3 squares unsweetened chocolate (3 oz.), shaved fine
1/2 cup cocoa
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cream
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla

Melt butter and unsweetened chocolate in a saucepan, stirring over low heat until smooth. Stir in cocoa, sugar, cream and salt. Slowly bring to just a boil. Do not stir. Then remove from heat. Blend in vanilla.

Serve warm over vanilla or mint ice cream. This sauce can be stored in a refrigerator. Heat over hot water before serving.

Yields about 3 cups.
Serves 30