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Boiled Icing Recipe

Yields1 ServingPrep Time20 minsCook Time45 minsTotal Time1 hr 5 mins

A boiled icing recipe is a recipe that uses sugar and water that has been boiled together to create a sweet, sticky icing. This icing is often used to decorate cakes or to make candy.

 1 c Sugar
 4 tb Water, cold
 1 ea Egg white, beaten
 1 ts Vanilla
1

Add the water to the sugar and boil until the syrup spins a thread.

2

Pourthe hot syrup very slowly into the beaten white of egg, whippingconstantly.

3

Flavor with vanilla and spread the icing on the cake.

4

Forchocolate icing, add 2 Tbsp grated chocolate to the warm icing.

5

To tinticing: Lemon juice will whiten icing.

6

The grated rind of an orange willgive a yellow color.

7

Strawberry, raspberry or cranberry juice will give apink shade.