Post and recipe photos updated April 2020. Super chocolatey and moist like chocolate cake but better with a glaze/icing that tastes like freshly brewed coffee --- Mocha Frappuccino Scones.
Mocha Frappuccino flavoured scones! Sounds good right? That's exactly what these scones are; super good!
↓ Look at how beautiful that scone is! ↓
I love making scones! So much so, that the first recipe I posted on my blog was a scone recipe! I like to experiment with a base recipe and make it my own by making up all kinds of crazy flavour combinations.
Like these amazing scones reminiscent of a Starbuck's Mocha Frappe. It's my brother's favourite drink to get at Starbuck's and I was thinking of him while I created this recipe.
I was thrilled when he tried them for the first time and he absolutely LOVED them!! The whole batch didn't even last a day in our house!
I love the idea of the two-tone icing on scones so I used it here with a coffee icing followed by the same coffee icing with a little bit of cocoa powder mixed in to make a mocha drizzle.
This is a recipe that every one MUST make!! They're just that good! I mean, coffee and chocolate together!! What's not to love?
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Mocha Frappuccino Scones
Equipment
- baking sheet
- parchment paper or non-stick cooking spray
- mixing bowls
- whisk
- pastry cutter
- measuring cups & spoons
Ingredients
For the Scones:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¾ cup cold butter cubed
- ½ cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tsp instant espresso powder or instant coffee
For the Icing:
- ¼ cup strong brewed coffee, cooled
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon cocoa powder
Instructions
To make the Scones:
- Preheat the oven to 400℉. Line a baking sheet pan with parchment paper or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- Whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa, and baking powder in a mixing bowl. Cut in the cold butter using a pastry cutter until the pieces of butter are about the size of peas.
- In a small bowl, whisk together milk, egg, vanilla, and instant espresso ( or instant coffee). Add to the flour/butter mixture and mix until a loose dough forms. Turn out onto a floured counter and knead it gently to form into a ball.
- Shape the dough into 3 rounds each about 1 inch thick. Cut each round into 4 wedges using a pizza cutter or large knife and place them on the prepared baking sheet, leaving room for the scones to spread a bit.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 14-16 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool on the pan while you make the icing.
To make the Icing:
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together cooled coffee, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Transfer 2 tablespoons of the icing to a separate bowl and whisk in cocoa powder.
- Dip the cooled scones into the coffee icing to coat. Transfer cocoa icing into a plastic sandwich bag with a very small hole cut in the corner and pipe onto the coffee glazed scones. Enjoy!
Notes
Love and Cookies,
Naomi
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Is it Plain flour or self raising please
Just plain all-purpose flour!
Coffee, chocolate, icing, and scones--what is there not to love?! These were amazing and so, so pretty too! I didn't have any instant espresso powder, but I substituted with adding 1 tbsp of instant coffee to the milk before mixing in. If I were using instant coffee again, I'd probably use 2 tbsp just to intensify the coffee flavour, but they were still perfect. 👌 And I definitely did not eat the leftover icing with a spoon... 🙈😂 Thanks for another incredible recipe!!
So good, right?! That substitution sounds great, Taryn, thank you for sharing!
Thanks for the great review!
Naomi
These were delicious! The balance of chocolate and coffee was perfect. It was a great way to get coffee for my brother and I because we are not allowed to drink it yet. 🙂 They looked and smelled amazing!! Just checking, is 400 the right temperature? I'm so glad I made them!
I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed this recipe, Grace! Yes, sorry, I seem to have left that out of the recipe by accident. I will fix it now.
Thanks for leaving a review!
Naomi