Click on the image, above to submit to Pinterest.

Seven Minute Frosting

Seven Minute Frosting is a traditional American recipe for a classic cake frosting (icing) made of egg whites, sugar and corn syrup that is beaten until fluffy in a bain-marie and which should take seven minutes to make. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic American version of: Seven Minute Frosting.

prep time

10 minutes

cook time

10 minutes

Total Time:

20 minutes

Serves:

12

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Sauce RecipesUSA Recipes

(click this button to prevent the screen from sleeping so Cook Mode is 'ON')

Ingredients:

2 egg whites
300g white sugar
80ml cold water
1 1/2 tsp light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract

Method:

Put egg whites, sugar, water and syrup in the top of a bain-marie (double boiler) and beat until mixed well. Place over rapidly boiling water then beat constantly with an electric mixture as the mixture cooks for 7 minutes (or until it stands in peaks when the beater is raised).

Remove from heat and add the vanilla. Beat to incorporate then use immediately.