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      Title: Seven Minute Frosting
 Categories: Frosting, Cakes
   Servings: 2

      2    Egg whites
  1 1/2 c  Sugar
    1/8 ts Salt
    1/3 c  Water; cold
      1 tb Light corn syrup
      1 ts Vanilla

  Place egg whites, sugar, salt, water, and corn syrup in top of
  double boiler. Place over boiling water and beat constantly with a
  large double rotary beater or elecric mixer at high speed until
  frosting will stand in peaks, about 7 minutes. Remove from heat;
  beat in vanilla. Quickly spread on cake. Makes enough frosting for
  top and sides of two 9" layer cakes or 24 cupcakes.

  Chocolate Frosting:

  Stir into beaten frosting 2 oz melted chocolate.

  Coconut Frosting:

  Sprinkle plain, tinted, or toasted coconut over frosting while
  still soft.

  Coffee Frosting:

  Omit vanilla. Substitute coffee for water.

  Colored Frosting:

  Tint frosting as desired with food coloring. Flavor as desired.

  Fruit Frosting:

  Fold in 1/2 cup chopped candied cherries, chopped candied
  pineapple, or other candied fruit into beaten frosting.

  Lemon Frosting:

  Substitute 2 tb lemon juice and grated rind of 1 lemon for 2 tb
  water, corn syrup, and vanilla.

  Orange Frosting:

  Substitute 3 tb orange juice and grated zest of 1 orange for 3 tb
  water, corn syrup, and vanilla.

  Marshmallow Frosting:

  Fold in 12 quarted marshmallows with flavoring.

  Peppermint Candy Frosting:

  Fold 1/4 cup crushed hard peppermint candy into beaten frosting.
  Garnish sides of cake with additional 1/4 cup crushed hard
  peppermint candy.

  Seafoam Frosting:
  Omit corn syrup. Substitute 1-1/2 cups brown sugar for granulated
  sugar.

  Recipe by Mary Margaret McBride Encyclopedia of Cooking, 1959

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