Seven minute icing is a popular icing that you have probably eaten on several occasions, whether you realized it or not. It's really commonly put onto coconut cakes. It's that fluffy, white icing that is not super sweet. I really enjoy eating it, because I like the lightness of it and the texture. It's really easy to make, and is perfect in those times that you don't have any powdered sugar. Since it made with plain ordinary sugar, it might save you a trip to the grocery when in a pinch. It doesn't require a double boiler and hand mixer though.
7-minute icing is called just that, because it takes 7 minutes of cooking time. Many people also call this icing everything from boiled icing, fuzzy frosting and even sea foam. The sea foam, from my understanding is made from brown sugar instead of white, but I've seen many recipes for sea foam that call for white sugar... so please feel free to comment if you know the difference, if any.
Seven Minute Icing Recipe:
- 1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon of cream of tartar
- Dash of salt
- 1/3 cup of water
- 2 egg whites
- 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons of clear vanilla extract
Put all of the ingredients, EXCEPT the vanilla into a double boiler. Beat it with a mixer for about a minute.Cook over boiling water in the double boiler.
*Make sure the water is boiling before you place and don't allow the boiling water to touch the bottom of the pan for best results.
Keep the frosting over the boiling water for 7 minutes, beat on high for the entire duration.Then, mix in the vanilla extract.
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