Simple Boiled Frosting

Ingredients

• 0.33 cup Water (Boiling)
• 1 cup Granulated Sugar
• 1 large Egg White
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract (Or 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice)

Instructions

1. 1In a saucepan, combine the sugar and boiling water. Stir to prevent the sugar from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
2. 2Heat the mixture gradually to a boil. Once boiling, do not stir. Continue to boil until a small amount of syrup dropped from the tip of a spoon or tines of a fork forms a thread.
3. 3While the syrup is boiling, beat the egg white until stiff peaks form.
4. 4Slowly pour the hot syrup onto the beaten egg white in a thin stream, beating constantly with a mixer or whisk. Continue beating until the mixture is thick enough to spread.
5. 5Add the vanilla extract (or lemon juice) and mix well.
6. 6Pour the frosting over the cake, spreading it evenly with the back of a spoon. Crease as soon as the frosting is firm. If the frosting is not beaten long enough, it will run. If beaten too long, it will not be smooth. Frosting beaten too long may be improved by adding a few drops of lemon juice or boiling water. If frosting is to be ornamented with nuts or candied cherries, place them on frosting as soon as spread.