Coffee-Flavored Frosting

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
• 2 tablespoons warmed half-and-half
• 1/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 cups confectioners’ sugar

Directions

Dissolve coffee granules in warmed half-and-half; set aside.

Beat margarine with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Stir vanilla and salt into the creamed margarine. Beat sugar into the margarine mixture in small amounts until fully incorporated. Stream half-and-half into the mixture while beating continually until all liquid is integrated into a spreadable frosting.