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White Mountain Frosting

A wonderfully light, fluffy frosting that is sure to compliment any cake, from the pages of my betty crocker cookbook! Take a look at the variations too! (prep time and cook time are guesstimates). For two 8-9

Steps

Combine sugar , corn syrup , and water in small saucepan.
Cover.
Heat to rolling boil over medium heat.
Remove cover and boil rapidly , without stirring , to 242 f on candy thermometer.
As mixture boils , beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
Pour hot syrup very slowly in a thin stream into the beaten egg whites , beating constantly on medium speed.
Beat on high speed until stiff peaks form.
Add vanilla during last minute of beating.
Variations: add 1 / 4 cup sifted cocoa for cocoa frosting , folding in till blended.
For lemon frosting substitute 1 tbsp lemon juice for the vanilla and add 1 / 4 tsp.
Grated lemon peel and 10 drops of yellow food coloring.
For pink mountain frosting , sustitute maraschino cherry juice for the water.
For satiny beige frosting substitute brown sugar for the granulated sugar and decrease vanilla to 1 / 2 tsp.

Ingredients

sugar, light corn syrup, water, egg whites, vanilla