Mocha Cookies With Kahlua Icing Recipes

MOCHA ICING

Steps:

• Combine coffee and cocoa in small bowl of electric mixer. Beat until blended. Add sugar, butter or margarine, salt, and vanilla. Beat until blended. Scrape bowl, and beat icing until it has a spreading consistency.
• Frost the cake, and sprinkle with chopped walnuts if desired.

MOCHA FROSTING

Steps:

• Stir warm milk and coffee powder in large bowl until the coffee dissolves completely.
• Whisk confectioners' sugar, melted butter, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract into the milk mixture until no clumps remain and you have a smooth frosting.

MOCHA COOKIES

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe bowl, melt butter and chocolate; stir until smooth. Stir in coffee granules until dissolved; cool for 5 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl. Add the sugars, egg and vanilla., Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; add to chocolate mixture and mix well. Stir in toffee bits. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto a baking sheet lightly coated with cooking spray. , Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Drizzle with melted milk chocolate.

MOCHA COOKIES WITH KAHLUA ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream together butter and sugars, then beat in eggs, espresso powder and cinnamon.
• Mix in flour, baking soda and salt until just combined.
• Stir in chocolate chips.
• Place heaping tablespoon size balls of dough on ungreased baking sheets and bake for about 12-14 minutes or until slightly soft in the center.
• Let cool on baking sheets for about 5 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool.
• When completely cool, frost with Kahlua Icing.
• For Kahlua Icing: Beat together 1/4 cups softened butter, 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar and 2 1/2 tablespoons Kahlua until smooth.

CHOCOLATE MOCHA CAKE WITH BUTTERCREAM MOCHA ICING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour one 13x9x2 inch pan. In a large mixing bowl, blend the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add the coffee, buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla; beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. (batter will be thin) Pour into prepared pan. Bake 30-40 minutes or until wooded toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Either, cool 10 minutes and remove cake from pan to wire rack to cool completely. Or, cool the cake completely in the pan before icing it.
• Butter Cream Mocha Icing.
• In a mixing bowl, cream the softened butter and Crisco until well blended. Add the powdered sugar, cocoa, vanilla, and milk mixture. Mix the milk into the coffee; add to mixture. Beat for 3-4 minutes until smooth and creamy. If icing seems a little too thick, add a bit more coffee or milk.

MOCHA FROSTING

Steps:

• For frosting, in a small bowl, dissolve coffee granules in water; set aside. In a bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Beat in cocoa. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar and coffee granules until smooth., Cut cake into three horizontal layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate; spread with frosting. Repeat with middle cake layer. Top with remaining cake layer; frost top and sides of cake. Garnish with chocolate sprinkles if desired.