Mocha Butter Cream Frosting Recipe

Mocha Butter Cream is a delicious frosting for cakes, cupcakes and cookies. It is great for a change from my standard butter cream recipe. It’s very easy to make and freezes great as well.

Before I continue on with this recipe, I just want to make a special note: There are no substitutions for real butter. Yes, you can use margarine or buttery flavoured Becel and the recipe will work and taste great. You could even use shortening and artificial butter flavouring, which will make your frosting smell divine… just like fresh buttery popcorn at the movie theatre, but, the flavor and texture will not be there.

Directions:

Yield: 3 to 4 cups

1. Make a cup of coffee by mixing together the instant coffee with the boiling water. Let this cool completely.
2. Put softened butter in a medium bowl. Mix using a hand mixer to soften further.
3. Add 1 cup of the icing sugar, the cocoa and 2 tbsps of the coffee made earlier. Mix together.
4. Add another cup of icing sugar and 1 tbsp of coffee. Mix together.
5. Add the remaining icing sugar and another tbsp of coffee. Mix together. Don`t worry if you make it too thin or runny… you can always add more icing sugar. If it is too thick, add a little more of the coffee, 1 tsp at a time, until you reach the desired consistency.

Try this frosting on my pound cake recipe for a delicious treat! Enjoy and have fun!