Seven-Minute Frosting

Name: Seven-Minute Frosting
Yield: Makes Enough for any Layer Cake, Two 13-by-9-inch Cakes, or 3 to 4 Dozen Cupcakes
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ¼ cup water; ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar; 2 egg whites; 1 cup sugar; ¼ cup light corn syrup; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation info

Makes Enough for any Layer Cake, Two
13-by-9 inch
Cakes,

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Southern Cakes

By Nancie McDermott

Published 2007

About

Keep in mind that the “seven-minute” title expresses a rather idealistic goal. In fact, this sweet, cloudlike frosting may take as long as 20 minutes to reach its proper shiny and voluptuous state. It will be gorgeous, and worth every minute.

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
¼ cup light corn syrup
¼ cup

Americas
United States
Dessert
Vegetarian
Christmas

Method

Bring about 3 inches of water to an active simmer in the bottom of a double boiler or a medium saucepan. Meanwhile, in the top of the double boiler or in a heat-proof bowl that will ht snugly over the saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup, water, egg whites, salt, and cream of tartar. Beat with a mix