Coffee Frosting Recipe
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Coffee Frosting

By: Jeannette Gartner 
"Delicious coffee flavored chocolate frosting. Cream may be substituted for the milk for added richness."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.9 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (14)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 4 cups
 

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 5 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

  1. Mix together; instant coffee or leftover coffee, milk, cocoa powder, butter or margarine, vanilla extract, and confectioners' sugar until of spreading consistency. Makes more than enough to frost a 13x9 inch sheet cake.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 190 | Total Fat: 4.6g | Cholesterol: 12mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 14, 2007 by Bronwyn   view full review
Let me preface that I really LOVE all things sweet. But this frosting was just disgustingly...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2002 by AMBER-SAN   view full review
a really good frosting recipe. I made it to go along with the Black Magic Cake (also on...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2007 by Sheila D   view full review
I like the flavor of this frosting but I think it would go best on a cake that isn't overly...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 29, 2006 by cipher   view full review
Very, very, VERY sweet and not incredibly chocolatey. Also, if you're into presentation, the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on May 14, 2005 by JDVMD   view full review
Very nice frosting; easy to prepare. Used leftover coffee.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 9, 2011 by jastroud   view full review
Excellent!
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 15, 2011 by Hannahjc   view full review
This frosting is okay. I used it on top of brownies and it came out nice. The reason I'm...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 9, 2012 by MommySmith Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Pretty good recipe! I used instant espresso powder in place of instant coffee and I added a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 17, 2010 by Sarah T   view full review
This is overall a great recipe, however I probably added 4x that amount of coffee to get any...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on May 25, 2009 by Megan   view full review
Unlike one of the other reviews, when I made this frosting it turned out too thin and tasted...

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