Frosting, 7 Minute
Seven minute frosting derives its moniker from the length of time it requires to make it. It offers a melt-in-your-mouth texture and delicate sweetness. Its subtle flavor complements a wide range of desserts without overpowering their inherent flavors. With just a handful of ingredients, including sugar, egg whites, and cream of tartar, this simple recipe transforms into a luscious, cloud-like topping that can elevate any dessert. Flavor of Seven Minute Frosting: Sweet and marshmallow-like Color of Seven Minute Frosting: White Texture of Seven Minute Frosting: Fluffy, light, and airy; provides a melt-in-your-mouth experience Stiffness of Seven Minute Frosting: Starts off soft but can harden the longer it sits out, developing a crust over time; may start to absorb into the sponge if not eaten the same day Uses of Seven Minute Frosting: Can be dolloped on cupcakes or rippled over cakes for a fluffy look and pure white finish, often paired with shaved coconut Seven Minute Frosting Recipe Difficulty: Medium; you will need a double boiler and must monitor the mixing process
Seven minute frosting derives its moniker from the length of time it requires to make it. It offers a melt-in-your-mouth texture and delicate sweetness. Its subtle flavor complements a wide range of desserts without overpowering their inherent flavors. With just a handful of ingredients, including sugar, egg whites, and cream of tartar, this simple recipe transforms into a luscious, cloud-like topping that can elevate any dessert.
Flavor of Seven Minute Frosting: Sweet and marshmallow-like
Color of Seven Minute Frosting: White
Texture of Seven Minute Frosting: Fluffy, light, and airy; provides a melt-in-your-mouth experience
Stiffness of Seven Minute Frosting: Starts off soft but can harden the longer it sits out, developing a crust over time; may start to absorb into the sponge if not eaten the same day
Uses of Seven Minute Frosting: Can be dolloped on cupcakes or rippled over cakes for a fluffy look and pure white finish, often paired with shaved coconut
Seven Minute Frosting Recipe Difficulty: Medium; you will need a double boiler and must monitor the mixing process
Ingredients
- 5 large egg whites
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions
Key ingredients
- Wipe your mixer bowl and whisks down with lemon juice or vinegar.
- Place egg whites, cream of tartar, and sugar into the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk until combined.
- Place bowl over a pot with 1-2” of simmering water and stir constantly with a whisk until the mixture is hot, no longer grainy to the touch, and reads 160F on a candy thermometer (about 2-3 mins).
- Transfer bowl to your stand mixer and whip on med-high until the meringue is stiff (about 5-7 minutes).
- Slowly stream in vanilla while the meringue is whipping. Taste and add more flavoring if desired*
Nutrition
Calories: 278kcal Carbohydrates: 67g Protein: 4g Fat: 1g Sodium: 56mg Potassium: 103mg Sugar: 67g Calcium: 2mg The nutritional information and metric conversions are calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data. If this is important to you, please verify with your favorite nutrition calculator and/or metric conversion tool.