Grandmas 7 Minute Icing Food

SEVEN MINUTE FROSTING RECIPE

Steps:

• Place water in a small sauce pan.
• Add Sugar but, do not stir.
• Place saucepan over medium-high heat, bring to 238º.
• While sugar is cooking, separate the egg whites from the yolks. Save yolks for use later.
• Place the egg whites in a large mixing bowl.
• Add the Cream of Tartar.
• Add the pinch of Salt.
• Use a blender, on high speed and beat egg whites until they form soft peaks.
• When sugar syrup reaches 238º, slowly add, in a small stream, to the egg whites.
• Continue to beat the egg whites on high speed while adding all the sugar syrup over about a 5 minute period of time. Careful, the sugar syrup is very hot.
• Add the Vanilla Extract and beat another minute or so to incorporate the vanilla. Continue to beat only as long as needed to form firm peaks.
• Work quickly to spread over cake as the egg whites may continue to firm up and set.
• Enjoy!

GRANDMA'S HOMEMADE ICING

Steps:

• Beat the shortening and white syrup together.
• Add salt and vanilla.
• Continue beating while adding the powdered sugar and milk alternatively.

SEVEN-MINUTE FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, cream of tartar, salt, egg whites, and water in a large mixing bowl or double boiler of at least a 2-quart capacity.
• Set over simmering, not boiling, water over moderate heat.
• Beat with a hand electric mixer at high speed for about 5 to 7 minutes, until the frosting stands in definite peaks when the beater is lifted.
• Remove from the water and continue beating for several minutes, until the frosting has cooled and no longer feels hot to your finger, and stands in soft, smooth, billowy peaks.
• Beat in the vanilla.
• You will have enough to generously fill and frost an 8 or 9 inch two-layer cake or a 9 or 10 inch tube cake.

GRANDMA'S 7 MINUTE ICING

Steps:

• Beat on double boiler for 7 min