Seven-minute Frosting

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 egg whites
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 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.
• 2 set over simmering, not boiling, water over moderate heat.
• 3 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.
• 4 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.
• 5 beat in the vanilla.
• 6 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.