Mocha Frosting

A chocolate cupcake on a pin stand topped with a ruffled dollop of mocha buttercream

A deliciously decadent buttercream with big notes of chocolate and coffee.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings

Calories 389kcal

Author John Kanell

Ingredients

For the Buttercream:

2 cups butter unsalted 454g
2 lb confectioners sugar 907g
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp espresso powder
1 tbsp vanilla 15mL
3 tbsp heavy cream 45mL
1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

For the Mocha Buttercream:

Sift the confectioners’ sugar, salt, cocoa and espresso powder into a bowl.
Whip the butter for about 5 minutes using a paddle attachment (in a standing mixer).
Beat in the sugar mixture slowly.
Add vanilla and drizzle in the cream while beating until desired consistency is reached. If the you want the buttercream to have a stronger espresso taste, add as much as you would like!

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Notes

Sift the cocoa powder, and powdered sugar before adding to the butter. Both can hav lumps that will clog piping tips and disturb the consistency.
If your buttercream has a grainy texture add a tablespoon of cream and mix. Keep adding cream, or coffee if desired while mixing until the consistency is to your satisfaction.
If possible, use a high-quality Dutch processed cocoa powder.
Don't have unsalted butter on hand? Use salted butter and skip that 1/2 tsp. You can add additional salt to taste at the end if needed.

Nutrition

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