The term “boiled icing” is used in two ways. First, boiled icings is a generic term for a group of cake icings (aka frostings) that are “boiled”; more accurately, made usually from a hot sugar syrup, and / or cooked over a double boiler. Many were very economical, avoiding the use of eggs or fat…
Boiled Icings
Divinity Frosting
Divinity Frosting is a low-fat, light and fluffy boiled frosting based on egg whites.It is based on a sugar syrup that you pour into stiffly beaten egg white. It ends up tasting like a homemade marshmallow cream. It can be flavoured (e.g. raspberry, chocolate, etc.) and coloured. Divinity Frosting won’t stand up to long storage;…
Seafoam Frosting
Seafoam Frosting is a low-fat, boiled icing based on egg whites.Based on a sugar syrup poured into stiffly beaten egg white, it ends up creamy, rich, and fluffy with a satin sheen. It won’t store long, more than a day or two, or it will separate like meringue. At one point, you could buy mixes…
Seven-Minute Icing
Seven Minute (aka 7-Minute) Icing is a fat-free, cooked cake frosting. It has a pure-white sheen, but can be coloured.It is best made in a double-boiler. Ensure that the boiling water in the bottom pot does not touch the top pot. If you over whip it, it will get full of air and be impossible…
White Mountain Frosting
White Mountain Frosting is a boiled icing. To make it, you add a sugar syrup to stiffly beaten egg white.It ends up fluffy and white. It is practically fat-free, and less sweet than many other frostings It is best served in a day or two; it may start weeping after that, particularly in humid weather….