Mocha Frosting Recipe by Ruth Paget
Makes 2 cups
Ingredients:
-1 ½ (1-ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate melted in a double boiler
-1 ½ cups confectioner’s sugar
- ½ cup strong coffee such as espresso
Steps:
1-Add confectioner’s sugar to the melted chocolate and stir.
2-Add strong coffee to the frosting and stir to obtain a fluffy mixture. Add extra coffee, if you would like a thinner frosting.
Spread on cupcakes or sheet cakes.
Source: Rose Pennington – circa 1950s
By Ruth Paget, author of Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
