Coffee Buttercream Frosting
If you want to elevate your cakes and cupcakes you have to give this Coffee Buttercream Frosting recipe a try. It’s rich and full of delicious coffee flavor. If you’re looking for a delicious treat to pair with your afternoon coffee or enjoy while sipping espresso martinis, this is it.
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The main difference between regular coffee and espresso is the grind of the beans and how you brew it. Espresso is made with finely ground coffee beans and, with a typical espresso machine, under high pressure with less water. Regular coffee uses a coarser grind, less pressure, and more water. Essentially, espresso is very strong coffee. For this recipe, if you don’t have an espresso machine, just brew some very strong coffee and add in a bit more ground coffee to your frosting. It will taste just as good!
Coffee Buttercream Frosting Recipe Tips:
+ This coffee buttercream frosting works equally well on a chocolate cake recipe as well as a yellow buttermilk cake recipe. It adds so much depth of flavor to either option!
+ If you don’t have a hand mixer, that’s okay. You will just have to whip the frosting a little bit harder by hand!
Coffee Buttercream Frosting
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup salted butter, room temperature
- 1 tsp espresso powder, freshly ground preferred
- 2 shots espresso, cooled, freshly brewed preferred
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp heavy cream
Equipment
- 1 Hand Mixer
Instructions
- Place the butter into a large mixing bowl. Using a hand mixer, beat the butter until light and fluffy.
- Add the ground espresso and freshly pulled espresso shots. Beat again on high until completely combined with the butter, scraping down the sides as needed.
- Add 2 cups of the powdered sugar and beat on high until well combined. Add the remaining powdered sugar, salt, and heavy cream. Beat again on high until light and fluffy, about 1 minute, scraping the sides down as needed.
- Serve on top of cakes, cookies, etc., and enjoy!
