I am officially the mother of a teenager.

I am not even really sure how that happened, it seems like yesterday I had her. 13 years have gone by, in what seems like the blink of an eye.

While I am trying to adjust to the fact that my baby is 13, My daughter already has the teenage thing down pat.

When I asked her what kind of frosting she wanted on her birthday cake this was her reply: “I don’t care, but I don’t like shortening frosting, and I don’t like frosting that feels gritty”

Ok, then.

I am not sure why she feels buttercream frosting is gritty, I have always made it with confectioners sugar, and grittiness has never really been a thing I have noticed.

I got to thinking about different kinds of frosting and remembered an old recipe I have for a frosting that cooks up nice and fluffy and tastes like marshmallow cream.

This recipe for Old Fashioned Fluffy Frosting is an old recipe. You can find it in old cookbooks, usually named 7-minute icing. It actually takes a little longer than 7 minutes to make this frosting but is completely worth it. The frosting is light, fluffy, and pure white.

And according to my daughter not gritty at all 🙂

Old Fashioned Fluffy Frosting

Name: Old Fashioned Fluffy Frosting
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 cup white sugar; 1/3 cup water; 1/4 teaspoon 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar; 2 egg whites; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
1/3 cup water
1/4 teaspoon 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

In a saucepan, stir together the sugar, water and cream of tartar. Cook over medium-high heat until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is bubbly.
In a medium mixing bowl, whip the egg whites and vanilla until soft peaks form.
Gradually add the hot sugar mixture while whipping constantly, for about 7 to 10 minutes, until stiff peaks form.
Frost the cake of your choice.

Comments

Caye
May 19, 2019 at 10:17 am

If I frost a cake with this in July can it sit out for several hours indoors or would I need to refrigerate it?

Susan Vilar
March 29, 2019 at 10:01 pm

I’ve used your recipe 7 or 8 times, and will make it again tomorrow morning to frost a rich chocolate cake. It’s a fabulous frosting! Love it! Thanks so much for sharing and giving such wonderful directions.

Linda
September 3, 2017 at 4:13 pm

Lookin for a boxed marshmallow mix that was out in the 1960s..does anyone know the name of the mix? Thanks linda

- Maryann
  August 12, 2018 at 8:24 pm
  
  Was it dream whip!
  
Barb
January 23, 2017 at 11:10 am

I made this frosting recipe last night for a birthday cake. Was I supposed to refrigerator this cake once it was iced? When I got up this morning, the frosting had slipped down the sides of the cake almost like it melted???

aLISON
January 24, 2016 at 7:52 pm

I made this today and it is so good, just like my mom used to make. I thought I had vanilla extract in the house but I didn’t, so omitted that, and it was still delicious. Obviously a little less vanilla-y but so so easy!

Marsha
April 18, 2015 at 9:12 pm

This is an excellent frosting. It’s easy to make, uses ingredients you’ll have on hand, tastes good, spreads easily, looks impressive. It’s great on a rich chocolate cake. Kids and adults like it.

- Jennifer Morrisey
  April 19, 2015 at 10:13 am
  
  Thank you, Marsha! It is my favorite, and you are right, amazing on chocolate cake!
  
hooplah
April 2, 2015 at 12:29 am

I bake way too many cakes (not a bad thing!) but I always use the same old frosting recipe. Excited to try this one next time! Thank you for sharing 😀