While I couldn't detect the mellow coffee flavor the submitter describes the coffee (and a good pinch of salt) no doubt did heighten the chocolate flavor because for some reason it just does. I was not entirely happy with the recipe as is preferring to nearly double the butter which I didn't melt. By doing so I got the fluffy "chocolate ice cream" look and mouth feel I was after and a frosting that wasn't overly sweet. I used this to frost "Chocolate-Zucchini Cupcakes " also from this site.
I used a little more butter and milk just to get to the consistency I was after but the basics were still there. Good flavor and seemed easy to tweak for what I wanted which is much appreciated.
Delicious! Need to stay out of it so there is enough left to frost the cupcakes. It reminds of a frosting my grandmother used to make- none of that artificial flavor of canned frosting. I made it with margarine because that was all I had and it was fine. I also used coffee that had been brewed and that was fine too. I used only one tablespoon of milk.
This frosting had a good flavor. I made it for a faceless recipes (recipes without photos) for the website. I am just still trying to think what to use it with. It's 10x better than using canned frosting. Although I couldn't really taste the coffee. It tasted like a good rich chocolate frosting. The color was like a milk chocolate. I thought it tasted a lot like a frosting version of fudge. It is really sweet but that is to be expected. Maybe a lightly sweet shortbread type cookie would work. I will update with a picture when I figure it out.
I LOVE this frosting! I love chocolate, I love coffee, so I definitely love this mocha frosting! I just have one major problem : don't use melted butter!!! Use softened! When the butter's melted, this comes out more like a glaze than anything else. When it's softened, it has the texture of a real frosting. As long as the butter isn't melted, this recipe is great.
I made this using a little more milk and powered sugar. Plus I used 1 1/2 tbsp of coffee (I wanted a stronger coffee flavor). Love coffee!!! I got it to the consistency that I wanted and put it on my one bowl chocolate cake 3 (from this site). Just wonderful together. Thanks future _chef for this easy and great recipe.
Really yummy frosting. I used more coffee for a richer flavor.
This is delicious! I added about 4 more tablespoons of milk; I honestly didn't measure; just added a bit at a time until it was the consistency I wanted. I also used 1tblsp of instant espresso powder. Scrumptious!
I used this recipe for my Buche de Noel this past Christmas. I figured since it was my first 'Yule Log' i'd take a chance with it. Instead of the traditional white filling I used chocolate mousse (my son's favorite dessert) and this was perfect. It complimented the richness of the chocolate cake & creamy rich mousse perfectly. I did however use brewed (strong almost like an espresso) coffee for half the milk. It was a huge success...requested for next years dinner if not sooner
Great taste but had to add a lot more milk than it says luckily its easy to keep adding milk until its the right consistency. I just added milk from the fridge I didn't bother warming it up after the 2 tablespoons.
