Basic Seven Minute Frosting Andor Peanut Butter Frosting Recipes

BASIC SEVEN MINUTE FROSTING

Steps:

• Mate a stainless steel mixing bowl and a large sauce pan. You're making a double boiler.
• Put a few inches of water in the pan and bring to a boil without the mixing bowl on top.
• In the bowl mix all of the ingredients except flavor options with a hand mixer.
• Place the bowl on the boiling pan and mix 'til it's thick enough to stand, about 4 min.
• Remove the bowl from the pan and mix 'til it's thick enough to spread.
• Flavors in the order of my favorites; Vanilla; Mix 1/2 tsp into the finished frosting.
• Lemon; Subtitute 2 TBS Lemon juice for water and mix 1/2 tsp Lemon Zest into the finished Frosting.
• Orange; Same as lemon but use Orange.
• Coconut; Mix 1/4 cup freshly grated coconut into the finished frosting, spread on the cake and sprinkle the top with a bit more coconut.

BASIC SEVEN MINUTE FROSTING AND/OR PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• In the top bowl of a double boiler off the heat, combine all the ingredients except the vanilla. Beat the mixture for about 1 minute to mix thoroughly. Rest the bowl over simmering water over medium heat and whisk constantly for 7 minutes, or until frosting shows stiff peaks and has tripled in volume. Lift the pan off the water and whisk vigorously until frosting has cooled and is thick and glossy.
• NOTE:: Add ½ cup of smooth peanut butter to the finished frosting. This stays at its fluffiest if you first whisk together the peanut butter and about a cup of frosting. Then fold in the rest of the frosting gently with a rubber spatula.

SEVEN-MINUTE FROSTING

Steps:

• 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.
• Set over simmering, not boiling, water over moderate heat.
• 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.
• 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.
• Beat in the vanilla.
• 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.

SEVEN MINUTE FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except vanilla in upper part of a double boiler, beating constantly with an egg beater until frosting stands in peaks.
• Remove from heat.
• Add vanilla.
• Beat until frosting will spread easily on a 2 layer 8 inch cake.