Easy Coffee Flavored Cake With Coffee Buttercream Frosting Recipes

EASY COFFEE FLAVORED CAKE WITH COFFEE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 170 °Celsius.
• Mix instant coffee powder with hot water. Add to milk and leave aside to cool.
• In a separate bowl, beat butter and sugar till soft and creamy for approximately 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In another separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder and salt. Fold in the sifted ingredients into the creamed mixture alternately with the coffee mixture, starting and ending with flour.
• Pour the batter into two well greased and floured cake tins. Level the top and bake the cakes for 45 to 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center of the cakes come out clean.
• Remove cakes from oven and let them cool completely before decorating. Baking time may vary slightly for larger cakes.
• To make the coffee buttercream, dilute the coffee powder in hot water, in a large bowl. Let the coffee cool down to room temperature.
• Add in the shortening, butter and sugar. Beat light the icing turns light and fluffy.
• Fill the cake layers with the coffee buttercream and cover the sides of the stacked cake with the remaining buttercream.
• Decorate with the coffee flavored chocolate chips.

COFFEE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING RECIPE

Steps:

• Dissolve flavored instant coffee in hot milk; set aside.
• Beat butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating on low speed after each addition until well blended. Add coffee mixture; mix well.
• Let frosting stand, if necessary, until of desired spreading consistency. Use to frost your favorite cake or cupcakes.