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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 10 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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A great light frosting, good on almost any cake! Ingredients:
3/4 cup shortening |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
5 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar |
1/4 cup milk, plus |
2 teaspoons milk |
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, plus |
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder |
1 tablespoon instant coffee powder, plus |
1/2 teaspoon instant coffee powder |
1 cup hot water, plus |
3 tablespoons hot water |
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, combine shortening and vanilla.
2. Blend in half of the confectioner's sugar.
3. Blend in 2 Tblsp milk.
4. Repeat with remaining confectioners sugar and 2 Tblsp milk.
5. Mix in approximately half of the cocoa.
6. Dissolve 1 Tblsp instant coffee into 1 cup of hot water.
7. While still warm, pour two tablespoons of the coffee into the frosting mixture.
8. Mix in remaining cocoa. Add coffee mixture, a tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency is achieved.
9. Fill and frost cake.
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