Enough for double layered 9” round cake.
Ingredients
¾ c butter
4½ c icing sugar
6 T milk
1 ½ t vanilla
1 t instant espresso
½ c good quality cocoa
Direction
Cream the butter.
Add in 1 c of icing sugar, and mix.
Mix in 2 T of milk, vanilla & espresso powder.
Beat thoroughly until smooth.
Gently mix in the cocoa, creaming well after adding.
Mix in 1 c sugar, creaming well after addition, then the following, creaming well after each addition: 2 T milk, 1 c sugar, 2 T milk, 1 c sugar.
Use the final ½ cup of sugar as needed to get the right spreading consistency.
Use immediately.
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