Mocha Frosting

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Ingredients:

  • 3  cups  powdered sugar
  • 2/3  cup  unsweetened cocoa
  • 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder, dissolved in 2 tablespoons hot water
  • 2  teaspoons  vanilla extract
  • 1/2  cup  butter, softened
  • 3  to 4 tablespoons milk or cream

Directions:

Whisk together sugar and cocoa in a medium bowl. Combine espresso and vanilla.

Beat butter at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar mixture alternately with coffee mixture, beating at low speed until blended. Beat in milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until smooth and mixture has reached desired consistency.

Makes enough icing to cover a 9×13 cake.

Nutrition:

Substitutions:

I added an extra cup of powdered sugar to get the proper consistency.

Recipe courtesy of My Recipes

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