5-Minute Coffee Buttercream Frosting Recipe
This homemade coffee buttercream frosting is fluffy, delicious, and amazingly easy to make. The recipe uses instant coffee, softened butter, powdered sugar and 1/2 tsp of milk. It’s packed with coffee flavor is perfect for cakes, cupcakes, and more.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups confectioners sugar, sifted
- 1 1/2 tsp instant coffee granules, divided
- 1/2 tsp milk or cream
Equipment
Instructions
- Add the 1 cup softened butter to the bowl of a hand or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add the sifted 3 cups of confectioners sugar and beat on low speed working up to medium for 2 minutes.
- Dissolve 1 tsp of the instant coffee granules in 1 tbsp of water. With the mixer on medium speed add the coffee to the bowl. Stop and scrape down the bowl. Add the 1/2 tsp cream and the remaining 1/2 tsp dry instant granules to the frosting and mix on low speed until combined, about 1 minute.
- Spread all over cakes and cupcakes!
Notes
If you dont have instant coffee you can use the kind you use for the coffee machine, you will just have to brew it instead of adding the hot water to it. You will beed 1 tbsp of brewed coffee.
You can still use the dry coffee grounds to add to the buttercream.
Espresso powder works as a substitute too.
If the frosting is too thick, add 1/2 tsp milk until you reach the desired consistency. If the frosting is too thin, add 1/4 cup confectioners sugar until thickened.
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 202kcal, Carbohydrates: 24g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Cholesterol: 33mg, Sodium: 2mg, Potassium: 7mg, Sugar: 23g, Vitamin A: 378IU, Calcium: 4mg, Iron: 1mg
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