White Mountain Cake Recipes

WHITE MOUNTAIN FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine sugar, corn syrup, and water in small saucepan.
• Cover; heat to rolling boil over medium heat.
• Remove cover and boil rapidly, without stirring, to 242 F on candy thermometer.
• As mixture boils, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• Pour hot syrup very slowly in a thin stream into the beaten egg whites, beating constantly on medium speed.
• Beat on high speed until stiff peaks form.
• Add vanilla during last minute of beating.
• VARIATIONS: Add 1/4 cup sifted cocoa for Cocoa Frosting, folding in till blended; for Lemon Frosting substitute 1 TBSP lemon juice for the vanilla and add 1/4 tsp.
• grated lemon peel and 10 drops of yellow food coloring; for Pink Mountain Frosting, sustitute maraschino cherry juice for the water; for Satiny Beige Frosting substitute brown sugar (packed) for the granulated sugar and decrease vanilla to 1/2 tsp.

WHITE MOUNTAIN FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine sugar, water, and cream of tartar in a saucepan. Cook until candy thermometer reaches 238 degrees F (115 degrees C), or until syrup spins a long thread when dripped from a spoon.
• Beat egg whites until stiff. Pour a thin, slow stream of the syrup into egg whites, beating constantly until frosting stands in peaks. Stir in salt and vanilla to taste.