Classic Coffee Buttercream Frosting

Name: Classic Coffee Buttercream Frosting
Yield: Makes about 4 cups
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons, instant espresso powder; 3 tablespoons, water (warm); 4 , large eggs; 1 cup, granulated sugar; pinch, table salt; 1 pound, unsalted butter (4 sticks), softened, each stick cut into quarters

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2000

Desserts or Baked Goods

Make Ahead

Cakes

SERVESMakes about 4 cups

TIME40 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We used whole eggs, whipped until airy, to give our coffee buttercream recipe a light, satiny-smooth texture that melts on the tongue.

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