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Boiled Frosting
Preparation info
- Yield: Enough to Frost a 2-layer
9 inch
Cake. - Difficulty
Easy
Appears in
Published 1987
Do not attempt this recipe on a rainy day or any other day with high humidity.
Ingredients
2½ cups 5 tablespoons ½ cup
Method
- In a saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup, and water. Bring to the boil and cook to 242 degrees on a candy thermometer, or to the firm-ball stage (the syrup, when dropped into very cold water, forms a firm ball that does not flatten when removed). Remove from the heat.
- Beat the egg whites in a mixing bowl until stiff but not dry. Gradually add the syrup while b