Rita's Boiled Frosting
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
-
1 cake
- Serves:
- 1
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 1⁄4 cup light corn syrup
- 3 egg whites (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
directions
- Mix the sugar, corn syrup, and water in a small, heavy saucepan.
- Insert a candy thermometer, partially cover pan and bring to a boil over moderate heat.
- Remove cover and boil without stirring until the thermometer registers 240-242.
- Just before syrup reaches the proper temperature, begin beating egg whites with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
- When syrup reaches the correct temperature, set mixer at high speed and pour syrup into whites in a slow thin stream. Continue beating until glossy and firm enough to hold a shape.
- Beat in vanilla.
- Makes enough to fill and frost a 9" two layer cake.
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