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Coffee Frosting

"Made with espresso powder OR coffee"




coffee frosting This coffee frosting can be made with real coffee or instant espresso powder.

This coffee frosting tops well with several recipes I have on my site :

  • Double Chocolate Brownie Recipe


  • Brown Sugar Cookie Recipe


  • Sour Cream Cake Recipe


  • Walnut Cake Recipe


  • And if you are hesitant to buy instant espresso powder because you don't know what else to use it in - I use it in these Italian cookie recipes and Cakes:



    espresso powder brownies Cappuccino Cake

    Cappuccino Cookies

    Coffee Brownies

    Coffee Frosting

    Best Tiramisu Recipe
    (I mention the tiramisu because it can be modified to use espresso instead of kahlua. Too, it's the most viewed recipe on my site.)



    If this isn't exactly what you were looking for - check out my homepage, Italian Dessert Recipes and hunt around.

    Thanks for stopping by -

    Lisa




    Coffee Frosting



    YIELD: Enough for a 2 layer cake

    INGREDIENTS:

    * 1 1/2 teaspoons instant espresso powder ( see substitution idea if you don't want to use instant espresso)

    * 9 Tablespoons (4 1/2 ozs) of UNSALTED butter

    * 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar

    * 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract ( see substitution idea below)

    * 2 tsp of milk

    Procedure



    * Warm the milk and dissolve the espresso in warm milk.

    * Beat butter and powdered sugar until pale and creamy.

    * Add vanilla and coffee mixture. Beat until smooth and fluffy.

    * Spread over cooled cake or cookies.



    Substitutions and Questions



    Where do I get espresso powder?


    You can most likely order it online. If you live close to a Dean and DeLuca, that's where I get mine. Too, some of the coffee houses "may" carry it. But I know Starbucks doesn't - check any of the others.

    How would I use instant coffee powder?


    Use 3 tsp and it would be OK.

    How is instant espresso different than instant coffee?


    Well, I'm sure the coffee house pros can explain it in detail, if you wish. But when an espresso bean is roasted - it turns out dark and oily. However, we are just looking for a coffee flavored frosting. We're not trying to be food snobs and I'm sure no one is going to beat you over the head if you use instant coffee or instant espresso.
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    espresso powder brownies Cappuccino Cake

    Cappuccino Cookies

    Coffee Brownies

    Coffee Frosting

    Best Tiramisu Recipe
    (I mention the tiramisu because it can be modified to use espresso instead of kahlua. Too, it's the most viewed recipe on my site.)



    Lisa Gianotti

    Fathers Day - Cakes Cakes Cakes!



    With Fathers Day coming, I can already tell you what my most viewed pages will be the week before ~ chocolate ~ chocolate ~ chocolate!

    You do know women like chocolate too, right? For whatever reason, my chocolate recipes get a huge amount of views the beginning of June. Acouple of my favs are:

    Recipe For Chocolate Cheesecake

    Chocolate Buttermilk Cake

    And if you wanna do what the popular kids do, these are my top five most viewed cake recipes:

    #1 Best Tiramisu Recipe

    #2 Almond Cake Recipe

    #3 Yogurt Cake

    #4 Lemon Pound Cake

    #5 Italian Rum Cake

    Have a lovely Fathers Day!

    Lisa


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