1 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon salt
5 cups powdered sugar, sifted
7 to 8 Tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 Tablespoons powdered instant coffee

Place the butter in a mixing bowl and cream it until it is light, using a rotary mixer. Add the salt and gradually add the powdered sugar as you
continue mixing. Add the milk as the mixture thickens so as to keep the icing spreadable. Add the vanilla and coffee and continue to beat until all the
sugar is well absorbed. Spread over the cake. Some of the icing may be placed in a pastry bag and piped over the cake in decorative patterns.