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Coffee Icing

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"Great on Chocolate Mocha Cake." — Carol

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Original recipe makes 1 - 1/3 cups Change Servings

2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened

3 tablespoons strong brewed coffee
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Directions

Beat together confectioners' sugar, butter or margarine, coffee, and vanilla until smooth. Add more liquid or confectioners' sugar as needed.

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I made this to top the "Best Brownies" recipe on this site. It was great. I used a little less vanilla, because I didn't want to run out. For the coffee, I used one single serving instant coffee package mixed with the three tablespoons of water. I melted the butter completely in the microwave. The icing came out thick and spreadable, and tasted great on the brownies.

—CAJUNTOAST

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Mar 18, 2009

This recipe, as is, has an odd consistency. I even made sure not to add the entire amount of coffee at first, and to only use more as needed to make sure it wasn't too runny. It has a very "foamy" consistency, once applied to the cake. I made a second batch and lightly melted the butter, and added about a tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder. Perfect! The color was also much better, and the texture was creamy, fluffy, and wonderful! It's a good base to work from, which I appreciate! :)

—Sara

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71 Ratings

Jul 13, 2003

I was looking for something to go on tope of a chocolate birthday cake and found this recipe. I am pleasantly surprised. I varied the recipe by using 2 tablespoons of Mexican Rum and Expresso Coffee Powder instead of Strong Coffee. Jackpot!!! This recipe has potential in that a lot of variations of the theme is possible. I could try Whiskey, Maraschino, Amaretto, . . . The reason that I did not give it a high Kid Friendly rating is because Coffee is an ADULT taste. Kids do not like coffee that much. Of course, I also discounted this on my overall rating. . . .on the other hand, my son liked it. This is great on Chocolate Cake, and a good recipe to experiment with!

—CONSTANTINE

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Sep 01, 2007

great tasting and good consistency! I used 2 15ml spoonfulls of coffee and used half a mugfull of boiling water. Ended up using a few tablespoons of coffe mix until just right flavour and consistency.

—teencherilyn

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May 31, 2008

Wow! really great icing recipe! I added some cocoa powder in it to give it a deeper tone, made it as directed and it came out a bit thin, but that was perfect for what i was using it for... drizzled over chocolate filled crossionts, it makes a pretty presentation and looks like you did alot of work. Thanks for this, it's really yummy!

—gidget2100

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Jul 13, 2003

Not that much cofee tasting, but a nicely flavored icing nonetheless. It came together perfectly, even though I had literally only 2 cups of confectioner's sugar in the house (I realised at the last moment). Made it for the Mocha cake as suggested. This is _just_ enough to properly frost a layer cake.

—alarose

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Feb 16, 2011

even better than regular coffee, dump about 5 servings worth of instant coffee in with 1-2 tbs of boiling water to make a coffee concentrate paste, then add milk as needed for texture. gives it that extra kick!

—Catie

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Jul 13, 2003

Use milk instead of coffee or any other flavored liquid and you have the perfect icing recipe.

—BELLAROSE23

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Nutrition

Calories
226 kcal
11%

Carbohydrates
39.9 g
13%

Cholesterol
20 mg
7%

Fat
7.7 g
12%

Fiber
0 g
0%

Protein
0.1 g
< 1%

Sodium
55 mg
2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Coffee Icing

Serving Size: 1/6 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 226
Calories from Fat: 69

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 7.7g 12 %
Saturated Fat 4.9g 24 %
Cholesterol 20mg 7 %
Sodium 55mg 2 %
Potassium 8mg < 1 %
Total Carbohydrates 39.9g 13 %
Dietary Fiber 0g 0 %
Protein 0.1g < 1 %
Sugars 39.3g
Vitamin A 5 %
Vitamin C 0 %
Calcium < 1 %
Iron < 1 %
Thiamin < 1 %
Niacin < 1 %
Vitamin B6 < 1 %
Magnesium < 1 %
Folate < 1 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.