Capuccino Frosting

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup shortening
  • 1 teasp vanilla
  • 5 ¼ cups confectioners sugar
  • ¼ cup and 2 teasps milk
  • ¾ cup and 2 Tblsps unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 Tblsp and ½ teasp instant coffee powder
  • 1 cup and 3 Tblsps hot water

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, combine shortening and vanilla. Blend in half of the confectioner’s sugar. Blend in 2 Tblsp milk. Repeat with remaining confectioners sugar and 2 Tblsp milk. Mix in approximately half of the cocoa. Dissolve 1 Tblsp instant coffee into 1 cup of hot water. While still warm, pour two tablespoons of the coffee into the frosting mixture. Mix in remaining cocoa. Add coffee mixture, a tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency is achieved. Fill and frost cake.