This chocolate buttercream is amazing for one reason… it has COFFEE in it! Chocolate Coffee Buttercream is basically the best invention ever. Looking for more great Cake Recipes? Look no further!
Coffee Buttercream
I love testing out Chocolate Frosting recipes. I mean, you really can’t go wrong with chocolate buttercream right? This one does not disappoint! Chocolate frosting infused with pure coffee flavor. If you love enhanced chocolate richness, this is the frosting for you!
What Kind of Coffee Should I Use in Buttercream?
I like a really strong cup of black coffee in this recipe. However, you can use whatever strength you prefer as well as use a decaf.
You can also use espresso powder, I recommend between 1-2 teaspoons in this recipe.
How to Decorate This Cake
I used a Russian Tip that was a small rosette design. I filled up my piping bags (don’t forget to double bag!) and simply piped all over the top and sides of this cake. You really can’t mess it up!
Chocolate Cake Recipe
Chocolate Coffee Buttercream Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks or 226 g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 6 cups (750g) confectioners sugar
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup strong brewed coffee, or more to taste
- Pinch salt
Instructions
- Beat butter and cream cheese together in a bowl with an electric hand mixer (or stand mixer) until creamy.
- Slowly add in confectioners' sugar, cocoa powder, coffee, and salt until smooth and spreadable. Can add more coffee if you want it creamier.
Notes
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I made this for a coworker for her Birthday .. She and everyone else loved it !
This recipe is true! It is so delicious and creamy!
Beautiful cakes. Am going to try this recipe
Hi just checked your recipe
Seems great
Could you you suggest something in gluten gree
Gloria, this is for the icing ,not a cake.
I made the CREAMY Chocolate Coffee Frosting but cut recipe in half as it made too much frosting for two layer cake and I wasn’t using the frosting to decorate …. just frost….. Excellent recipe! Thank you 🙂
I love watching and plan to do this at home for my kids. Thanks.
Love the flavor of the frosting but mine was way too thin! Bu will try 1/4 cup of coffee next time.
After I mixed everything together I realized this was to then so next time half cup of coffee, but this time I add 1 cup of cake flour.
Hi Amanda
When it comes to ouncrs I get lost because a lot of stuf is different when you weigh. I m ok with gram and cups especially gram to me is the best can you pleasr convert the 8ounces to gram please.
Thank you