7-Minute Frosting

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Birthday Party

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (28)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(28)

Cook Time:
7 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
Frosting for 1 layer cake or approximately 8 to 12 cup cakes

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 7 min
Total:: 12 min

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar or 1 tablespoon white corn syrup
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup water
2 egg whites
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Directions

Place sugar, cream of tartar or corn syrup, salt, water, and egg whites in the top of a double boiler. Beat with a handheld electric mixer for 1 minute. Place pan over boiling water, being sure that boiling water does not touch the bottom of the top pan. (If this happens, it could cause your frosting to become grainy). Beat constantly on high speed with electric mixer for 7 minutes. Beat in vanilla.

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recipe 7-Minute Frosting
Sara Tampa, FL 09-28-2009
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Perfection with coconut
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My grandmother used to make this frosting, and I'm so glad I now have the recipe. My mom loves coconut so my grandma made a... white cake with coconut milk, used the white 7 minute frosting, and sprinkled shredded coconut on top. I can't wait to surprise my mom with grandma's coconut cake!Read more
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Norma Sudbury, MA 09-20-2009
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Caramel Version
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My Mom used to make this exact recipe from the Fanny Farmer cookbook years ago - but our favorite was the Caramel version -... substitue 1 cup of white sugar for brown - and put it on a chocolate cake - unbelievable!Read more
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L Oxnard, CA 08-16-2009
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Blech!
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

Icky.
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null null, null 08-13-2009
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Even better with organic fair trade vanilla
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I used one tsp. organic fair trade vanilla from Frontier instead of 1.5 tsp. vanilla as the recipe calls for. Since organic... fair trade vanilla is quite strong, the flavor is amazine even with one tsp. I can't believe how awesome it turned out. Even better than Martha Stewart's recipe!Read more
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Donna Liberty, NC 07-12-2009
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Heavenly Frosting
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I melted some instant coffee in a bit of hot water then filled the rest of the way with cold water to make the 1/3 c. of... water. Mocha flavor in this heavenly frosting over chocolate cake with drops of chunky peanut butter baked in the cake - oh my! My husband said it was the best everything ever. Saved this recipe to my "favorites" recipe file. Thank you Paula Dean.Read more
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Linda Centreville, VA 11-04-2008
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Awesome Frosting!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this for my son's 21st birthday cake. I didn't have a double boiler so I used a 6qt. pan, filled about 1/4 of it with... water, brought it to a boil, then put a pyrex 4.5 qt (large) glass bowl over the boiling water (don't let it touch the water). Using a hand held mixer, I beat it for the 7 minutes and it came out perfect! I used Karo's light corn syrup and it tasted delicious. Spread it on the cake (mine was chocolate) immediately after beating. I will make this again instead of buying store bought frosting, no comparison.Read more