Swirl Frosting

Submitted by spatchcock

"This is a family heirloom recipe. I most recently used this with Mirjam's "Ultimate Chocolate Cake"---with the filling she has in her recipe. This is just so good.........."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 1 cake icing

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup light corn syrup
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2 egg whites
• 1 pinch salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

directions

1. Combine corn syrup and sugar in saucepan.
2. Place over moderate heat and cook.
3. Heat till sugar dissolves and bubbles appear at edge.
4. Whip whites, salt and tartar till nearly stiff.
5. Pour hot syrup into whites, whipping constantly.
6. Add vanilla and whip until frosting stays in soft peaks.

Reviews

[MizzNezz]

This is a very easy frosting that has a super good, fluffy sweet taste. Make sure you add the syrup very slowly in a thin stream to the egg whites! I used this to frost a chocolate sheet cake that dissapeared very quickly! Thanks melismak!

 

[Rene8715]

This is my favorite white fluffy frosting recipe! Extremely Low fat, no cholesterol..... lots of sugars but I used 1/2 granulated Splenda & 1/2 sugar to cut down a bit and it still turned out great!

 

[Lil Mrs. G]

Loved it!! My ex mother in-law used to make me a cake for my birthday. And well since the divorce we don't share recipe's.. But this is the frosting. mmmmm its soooo good. I will make it often. Thanks.