7 Minute Frosting

dessert

7 Minute Frosting — front of the card
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7 Minute Frosting — back of the card
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5 min active · 15 min total (times estimated)

Ingredients

  • 1 egg white
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cold water
  • 1 teaspoon corn syrup
  • ⅛ teaspoon peppermint extract
  • Red food coloring

Steps

  1. Combine the egg white, sugar, salt, cold water, and corn syrup in the top of a double boiler.
  2. Beat over boiling water for about 7 minutes (card title suggests 7 minutes; the written instruction reads "about 4 mi[nutes?]" — beat until the mixture stands in stiff peaks).
  3. Remove from heat.
  4. Add the peppermint extract and red food coloring.
  5. Beat until thick enough to spread.