Basic Seven Minute Frosting And Or Peanut Butter Frosting

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This is from cat cora to go with her chocolate brownie cupcakes - you can easily make this into peanut butter frosting - see the note at the bottom

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Steps

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In the top bowl of a double boiler off the heat , combine all the ingredients except the vanilla.

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Beat the mixture for about 1 minute to mix thoroughly.

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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.

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Lift the pan off the water and whisk vigorously until frosting has cooled and is thick and glossy.

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This stays at its fluffiest if you first whisk together the peanut butter and about a cup of frosting.

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Then fold in the rest of the frosting gently with a rubber spatula.

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Ingredients

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egg whites, granulated sugar, water, white corn syrup, salt, vanilla