l/2 - 3/4 lbs. unsalted butter, softened
Appr. 2 l/2 cups icing sugar - sifted
l tsp. vanilla
2 tbsp. cocoa - sifted
2 tbsp. instant coffee crystals
l - l l/2 cup strong coffee
chocolate sprinkles
METHOD:
Cream butter until smooth. Add vanilla and cocoa. Add a bit of liquid
coffee to instant coffee crystals until dissolved.Add to butter, stirring until smooth. Add icing sugar, a little at a time, stirring and adding more liquid coffee
until mixture is smooth and spreadable.Put liquid coffee in a pieplate and quickly dip cookies one at a time into
coffee. Remove cookies before they get too soft. Place 16 cookies (4 long x 4 wide) in one layer on square plate. On top of
cookies, spread with cocoa butter cream icing. Repeat to make 4 or 5 layers. Spread cocoa butter cream icing on top and sides. Sprinkle chocolate on
top and sides.
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