Baking Powder Frosting
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- Ingredients
- 2 egg whites
- 2 c. sugar
- ¼ tsp. cream tartar
- ¼ tsp. baking powder
- ½ c. water
- ¼ lemon
- Directions
1.
Mix sugar, cream of tartar, and baking powder and add water. Boil.
2.
Beat egg whites stiff and put in bowl over boiling water.
3.
Add spoonfuls of boiling syrup one at a time to egg whites, beating constantly.
4.
Add syrup (it is continually boiling) till ½ has been used.
5.
Add lemon juice to whites.
6.
Let syrup remain boiling to the thread test.
7.
Pour this now on whites and beat until it will stand alone when dropped. If too hard, add a little hot water. If not hard enough, continue to cook and heat over the boiling water.
