Instant Coffee in baking recipes?

This first recipe calls for instant coffee granules that they are mix in to the recipe as instant coffee granules.

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Café Coffee Cookies http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/cafe-coffee-co...

Ingredients

Cookies

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

1 egg

1 1/2 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon instant coffee granules or instant espresso coffee (dry)

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup chopped pecans

1 bag (11.5 or 12 oz) semisweet chocolate chunks (2 cups)

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Coffee Drizzle

1/2 teaspoon instant coffee granules or instant espresso coffee (dry)

1 tablespoon water

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat granulated and brown sugars, butter and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon, until creamy. Stir in flour, 1 tablespoon coffee granules, the baking soda and salt. Stir in pecans and chocolate chunks.

2 Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased large cookie sheet.

3 Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown and edges are set. Cool 4 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

4 Meanwhile, in small bowl, dissolve 1/2 teaspoon coffee granules in water. Stir in powdered sugar until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle cooled cookies with Coffee Drizzle.

Expert Tips

Sprinkle cookies with additional chopped pecans just after drizzling.

Allow Coffee Drizzle to set before storing cookies. Store cookies between layers of waxed paper, plastic wrap or foil.

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This recipe you will have to make the instant coffee granules first and then put it into recipe.

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Sour Cream Coffee Cake with Chocolate Mocha Swirl

http://www.tasterschoice.com/recipes/sour-cream-co...

Ingredients

2 bars (8oz.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Dark Chocolate Baking Bar

1/4 cup NESCAFÉ® TASTER'S CHOICE® House Blend 100% Pure Instant Coffee Granules

2 1/3 cups granulated sugar

3 plus cups 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 cup sour cream

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 plus cup 2 tablespoons milk

1 cup toasted hazelnuts

1/3 plus cup 2 tablespoons butter

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

3 large eggs

Instructions

PREHEAT oven to 350º F. Grease and flour 13 x 9-inch baking pan.

MELT 3/4 cup chopped baking bar in small, uncovered, microwave-safe bowl on MEDIUM-HIGH (70%) power for 45 seconds; STIR. Pieces may retain some of their original shape. If necessary, microwave at additional 10- to 15-second intervals, stirring just until smooth. Cool to room temperature.

MICROWAVE 1/4 cup milk and coffee granules in small, uncovered, microwave-safe bowl on HIGH (100%) power for 15 seconds. Stir mixture with whisk until coffee granules are dissolved. Cool to room temperature.

COMBINE nuts, remaining chocolate, 1/3 cup granulated sugar and 2 tablespoons butter in medium bowl until crumbly.

COMBINE flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder in medium bowl. Beat remaining 2 cups granulated sugar and remaining 1/3 cup butter in large mixer bowl until well blended. Beat in sour cream, eggs, remaining 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk and vanilla extract until blended. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Remove 3 cups batter to medium bowl. Stir in melted chocolate and coffee mixture. Pour chocolate batter into prepared pan.

DROP tablespoons of remaining batter randomly over chocolate batter. Swirl mixture with knife for marbled effect. Sprinkle nut mixture over top.

BAKE for 38 to 40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.

Instant Coffee Cookies

*Ham on the Street Coffee Rice Krispies Bars, Simple and Yummy! 3 tablespoons butter 1 (16 ounce) package marshmallow or 4 cups mini marshmallows 6 cups Rice Krispies 3 tablespoons instant coffee granules 1/2 cup chocolate (melted, optional for decoration on top) Melt margarine in sauce pan over low heat add marshmallows, coffee and stir until completely melted. Add Rice Krispies until completely coated. Using your clean hands, spray your hands with with non-stick spray, press evenly into a 9x13 cooking spray coated pan. Cut into squares when cool.

No, you don't make up the coffee unless it says that in the recipe (e.g., "dissolve 1 tbsp instant coffee in 1 tbsp of boiling water" or something). Generally, you dissolve it into other liquid ingredients like melted chocolate.

You're right. If the recipe intended prepared coffee, it wouldn't matter if it was instant or brewed from ground coffee beans.

I think it depends on the recipe, but normally it should be more explicit.

In other words, if they want the liquid, they should say coffee, expresso, etc...

For example in tiramisu you use liquid coffee.

http://youtu.be/xPCkAoZLd6k

Then there are lots of recipes that use ground coffee for flavoring.

Here is a delicious recipe for chocolate cake with mocha icing.

http://youtu.be/IKTHgsxb8Nc