Mocha Frosting Recipe
Mocha Frosting is an easy frosting recipe! Make Mocha Buttercream Frosting with cocoa and coffee to frost chocolate cake or chocolate cupcakes or brownies - this recipe is so good.
Servings: 24 cupcakes
Calories: 186kcal
Cost: $5
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee or instant espresso
- 2 tablespoons hot water
- 2 tablespoons (10 g) Dutch Process Cocoa Powder
- 6 cups (678g) powdered sugar
- 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Milk or heavy whipping cream as needed for desired consistency (1-3 tablespoons, approximately)
Instructions
- Add the instant coffee or espresso to the hot water. Stir and let cool completely.
- Whisk together cocoa and powdered sugar.
- Cream butter in a very large bowl or bowl of a stand mixer until smooth, then slowly add sugar mixture. Add vanilla and salt. Mixture will be crumbly.
- Add coffee mixture and mix until smooth, adding milk or cream as needed for desired consistency for piping or frosting.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days in the refrigerator or freeze for up to a month.
Notes
- If your cocoa is lumpy, sift it with the powdered sugar.
- You can substitute regular cocoa for the dutch process.
- Instant espresso is best but use instant coffee if you can’t find it.
- If using salted butter omit salt in recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupcake | Calories: 186kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 50mg | Potassium: 12mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 236IU | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg