Ornamental Frosting

Name: Ornamental Frosting
Yield: Makes 6 cups
Ingredients: 2 tsp. vanilla; ½ c. light cream; 5 egg whites, unbeaten; ½ c. confectioners sugar, sifted; ½ c. butter or regular margarine; ½ tsp. salt

Preparation info

Makes
6 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

Make this recipe twice to frost the glamorous Formal Cake

Ingredients

½ c. butter or regular margarine
½ tsp. salt
½

Garnish
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Cream butter; add salt. Gradually add about 1 c. sugar, blending after each addition.
Add remaining sugar alternately—with eggs first, then with cream, until of right consistency to spread. Beat smooth after each addition. Add vanilla; blend. (While frosting cake, keep bowl of frosting covered with damp cloth to prevent crust that makes roughness, clogs decoratin