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Easy Mocha Chocolate Glaze Icing

Are you a frosting lover? When you wait for your piece of birthday cake, are you hoping for a corner piece with roses and edges? Personally, I always hope for a center piece.  I want a big square of cake with only enough icing to hold the layers together and lightly coat the top.  I love cake, but traditional buttercream frostings are just too sweet for my taste.

Easy Mocha Chocolate Glaze Icing

This weekend I made my One Bowl Devil’s Food Cake recipe, and I needed some sort of frosting. This is always a dilemma because I have yet to find a frosting that is easy to make and not too sweet.  UNTIL NOW.  This time I made the cake in a bundt pan and drizzled this super easy mocha glaze over the top.

It’s a wonder anyone else got a piece because I wanted to eat the whole cake myself! If you have leftover coffee, then you probably have everything you need to make this mocha glaze.  (In fact, you probably have all the ingredients for the chocolate cake too.)  This glaze icing recipe is as simple as whisking three ingredients together, and you will love the result!

One Bowl Chocolate Cake: This #chocolate #cake is so #easy to make and unbelievably moist!
One Bowl Chocolate Cake with Mocha Glaze

Adapted from Coffee Glaze at MyRecipes.com.

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Easy Mocha Chocolate Glaze Icing

Mocha Chocolate Glaze Icing Recipe

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Coffee, sugar, and cocoa come together to make a delicious chocolate glaze.

  • Total Time: 3 minutes
  • Yield: 12 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tablespoons brewed coffee cooled

Instructions

  1. Whisk all ingredients together until smooth.
  2. Immediately drizzle over cake, brownies, doughnuts, or any other baked good you want. Glaze will firm up within a few minutes.
  • Author: Andi Gleeson
  • Prep Time: 3
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American

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  1. Mama Mish says

    July 21, 2017 at 6:57 pm

    I feel like I did something wrong — 3 ingredients, right? Powdered sugar, coffee, and cocoa powder. There was no nearly enough liquid, so what am I missing? As is, it won’t drizzle any where….

    Reply
    • Andi Gleeson says

      July 27, 2017 at 9:36 am

      Hi. If you used powdered sugar, it doesn’t take much liquid at all. You can add a little more a teaspoon at a time to get the consistency you want.

      Reply
  2. kHADIJA says

    December 4, 2015 at 8:42 pm

    Hi,
    Thank you for sharing this recipe. Simple and easy.
    I used it for a coffee cake I prepared and it was so good.
    All the best,
    Khadija

    Reply
    • Andi Gleeson says

      December 7, 2015 at 9:11 pm

      Thanks so much, Khadija!

      Reply
  3. Vickie wimberly says

    August 4, 2015 at 3:06 pm

    Excellent, just made it for brownies. Thank you for sharing.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  4. Joybee says

    May 21, 2014 at 11:50 am

    Yum. This is easy. Can I drizzle it straight into my mouth? Pinning.

    Reply
    • Andi says

      May 22, 2014 at 10:36 pm

      Ha! You should definitely at least leave a lot in the bowl for excessive spoon licking. Thank you, Joybee!

      Reply
  5. BeBetsy says

    August 5, 2013 at 2:24 pm

    Deliciously awesome glazed icing…. thanks for sharing.

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    • The Weary Chef says

      August 5, 2013 at 2:26 pm

      Wow, thank you!! I’ll see you tonight :)

      Reply
  6. Anne ~ Uni Homemaker says

    August 1, 2013 at 12:52 pm

    Oh yum! Love this simple glaze. Anything with coffee and cocoa gets a thumbs-up in my book. Delicious!

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    • The Weary Chef says

      August 1, 2013 at 9:03 pm

      Thanks, Anne! I love anything simple, but when coffee and chocolate are involved, I’m in love.

      Reply
  7. Winnie says

    July 31, 2013 at 11:51 am

    I usually use ganashe, but I do like to change every now and then, so i’m definitely going to try this frosting!

    Reply
    • The Weary Chef says

      July 31, 2013 at 9:51 pm

      Thank you, Winnie! I wouldn’t dare give you advice on baking. I need to be trying your recipes!

      Reply
  8. Kim of Mo'Betta says

    July 30, 2013 at 6:29 am

    Yes please! I love this simple glaze, and since I have a terrible time with ganache setting up, I need to try this!

    Reply
    • The Weary Chef says

      July 30, 2013 at 7:54 am

      Hi, Kim. Thanks for stopping by! This one was is so easy. You gotta love a recipe that requires no cooking and only a whisk! ;)

      Reply
  9. Liz says

    July 29, 2013 at 9:50 pm

    I’m in :-) Though I’m always going to want the corner piece and unless the cake is from-scratch, I will discreetly cover it with a napkin and throw it away. (sorry, but I’m a cake snob like that :-( ) Looking like I’ll lap up your frosting and your cake though. They both look fantastic. And there is so much to love about a 3-ingredient icing icing that contains coffee and cocoa powder!

    Reply

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