Comments on: Fluffy white icing: a 7-minute solution in less than 5 minutes. http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/05/27/fluffy-white-icing-a-7-minute-solution-in-less-than-5-minutes/ Hot Stuff from King Arthur's Hearth Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:34:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Terri http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/05/27/fluffy-white-icing-a-7-minute-solution-in-less-than-5-minutes/#comment-22258 Terri Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:28:31 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/05/27/fluffy-white-icing-a-7-minute-solution-in-less-than-5-minutes/#comment-22258 I'm making this frosting this weekend for my dairy-free six-year old's birthday party! Thank you! How much frosting do you recommend I make for a cake that will be made in a 17 1/2 x 12 x 3 pan? A double batch? Or will one batch (for 2 doz) cupcakes be enough? <strong>Great question. One batch of frosting (a recipe or a frosting mix) will be enough to do a 13 X 9 cake, an 8" or 9" layer cake or 24 cupcakes. We hope this helps you make your decision about the amount you need! Irene @ KAF. </strong> I’m making this frosting this weekend for my dairy-free six-year old’s birthday party! Thank you!

How much frosting do you recommend I make for a cake that will be made in a 17 1/2 x 12 x 3 pan?

A double batch? Or will one batch (for 2 doz) cupcakes be enough?

Great question. One batch of frosting (a recipe or a frosting mix) will be enough to do a 13 X 9 cake, an 8″ or 9″ layer cake or 24 cupcakes. We hope this helps you make your decision about the amount you need! Irene @ KAF.

]]> By: mary burnett http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/05/27/fluffy-white-icing-a-7-minute-solution-in-less-than-5-minutes/#comment-16802 mary burnett Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:32:02 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/05/27/fluffy-white-icing-a-7-minute-solution-in-less-than-5-minutes/#comment-16802 do you list an actual recipe for the 7 minute frosting or the italian meringue?<b> Yes that recipe can be found here <a href="http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/favorite-fudge-birthday-cupcakes-with-7-minute-icing-recipe" rel="nofollow"> on our website.</a> Mary@ KAF</b> do you list an actual recipe for the 7 minute frosting or the italian meringue? Yes that recipe can be found here on our website. Mary@ KAF

]]> By: ROSALIE RUDNICK http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/05/27/fluffy-white-icing-a-7-minute-solution-in-less-than-5-minutes/#comment-16580 ROSALIE RUDNICK Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:54:19 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/05/27/fluffy-white-icing-a-7-minute-solution-in-less-than-5-minutes/#comment-16580 Hi: Who, what where is 3 Little Birds Bakery(???W. Lebanon NH). What do you know about them. Just had their delicious shortcakes with your flour, and baked in 2007!!! Still good, but don't know where we purchased them. PLEASE/Thanxx <strong>Sorry, don't know anything about them. Except I believe they're a wholesale bakery - no storefront that I've ever heard of... no Web site I could find, either. SORRY - PJH</strong> Hi: Who, what where is 3 Little Birds Bakery(???W. Lebanon NH). What do you know about them. Just had their delicious shortcakes with your flour, and baked in 2007!!! Still good, but don’t know where we purchased them. PLEASE/Thanxx

Sorry, don’t know anything about them. Except I believe they’re a wholesale bakery - no storefront that I’ve ever heard of… no Web site I could find, either. SORRY - PJH

]]> By: Lou http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/05/27/fluffy-white-icing-a-7-minute-solution-in-less-than-5-minutes/#comment-15696 Lou Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:22:37 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/05/27/fluffy-white-icing-a-7-minute-solution-in-less-than-5-minutes/#comment-15696 Your photos are excellent, and the cupcakes look great! Well done. <strong>Thanks for the compliment, Lou - we aim to please! PJH</strong> Your photos are excellent, and the cupcakes look great! Well done.

Thanks for the compliment, Lou - we aim to please! PJH

]]> By: lindsey http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/05/27/fluffy-white-icing-a-7-minute-solution-in-less-than-5-minutes/#comment-15466 lindsey Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:15:17 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/05/27/fluffy-white-icing-a-7-minute-solution-in-less-than-5-minutes/#comment-15466 Oh, perfect timing, Stumbleupon! I was baking a birthday cake this evening and am just sick of classic buttercream. Oh, perfect timing, Stumbleupon! I was baking a birthday cake this evening and am just sick of classic buttercream.

]]> By: Valrie http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/05/27/fluffy-white-icing-a-7-minute-solution-in-less-than-5-minutes/#comment-15088 Valrie Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:43:02 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/05/27/fluffy-white-icing-a-7-minute-solution-in-less-than-5-minutes/#comment-15088 Do you use regular sugar or do you use confectionary sugar? I am curious. <strong>Just regular granulated sugar, Val - PJH</strong> Do you use regular sugar or do you use confectionary sugar? I am curious.

Just regular granulated sugar, Val - PJH

]]> By: Sharon http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/05/27/fluffy-white-icing-a-7-minute-solution-in-less-than-5-minutes/#comment-14534 Sharon Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:25:41 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/05/27/fluffy-white-icing-a-7-minute-solution-in-less-than-5-minutes/#comment-14534 Aside from Just Whites (the dried egg whites), are there any pasteurized whites that will whip? My few experiences with them have shown that the heating process for pasteurization ruins them for whipping (both the boxed egg whites and those pasteurized in the shell). I'd love to have the option of pasteurized whites that whip when I'm baking for very young children and the elderly. Thanks! <strong>Sharon, your best bet would probably be the <a href="http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/items/dried-eggs-whites-8-oz" rel="nofollow">dried egg whites,</a> or <a href="http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/items/meringue-powder-10-oz" rel="nofollow">meringue powder.</a> As you said, pasteurizing the liquid whites disables them, as far as whipping goes. PJH</strong> Aside from Just Whites (the dried egg whites), are there any pasteurized whites that will whip? My few experiences with them have shown that the heating process for pasteurization ruins them for whipping (both the boxed egg whites and those pasteurized in the shell). I’d love to have the option of pasteurized whites that whip when I’m baking for very young children and the elderly.
Thanks!

Sharon, your best bet would probably be the dried egg whites, or meringue powder. As you said, pasteurizing the liquid whites disables them, as far as whipping goes. PJH

]]> By: Sherry http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/05/27/fluffy-white-icing-a-7-minute-solution-in-less-than-5-minutes/#comment-14480 Sherry Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:54:05 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/05/27/fluffy-white-icing-a-7-minute-solution-in-less-than-5-minutes/#comment-14480 I actually made this frosting a few days ago for my (KAF) Vanilla Cake, since I ran out of confectioners sugar for buttercream frosting. The cake was amazing good, the frosting was..not so good. I used your exact recipe - no deviations. It looked beautiful, stiffened up nice, but there was no flavor and way too sweet. The lack of flavor surprised me, I used Vanilla Bean Crush. Sorry, but I won't be making this again. <strong>Sorry you didn't like it, Sherry. I think a meringue frosting is by definition very sweet, which is probably why it does so well with chocolate, where the slight bitterness of the chocolate can be a foil. So, live and learn, eh? 7-minute frosting + vanilla cake = a no-no! :) PJH</strong> I actually made this frosting a few days ago for my (KAF) Vanilla Cake, since I ran out of confectioners sugar for buttercream frosting. The cake was amazing good, the frosting was..not so good. I used your exact recipe - no deviations. It looked beautiful, stiffened up nice, but there was no flavor and way too sweet. The lack of flavor surprised me, I used Vanilla Bean Crush. Sorry, but I won’t be making this again.

Sorry you didn’t like it, Sherry. I think a meringue frosting is by definition very sweet, which is probably why it does so well with chocolate, where the slight bitterness of the chocolate can be a foil. So, live and learn, eh? 7-minute frosting + vanilla cake = a no-no! :) PJH

]]> By: Sue Griesser http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/05/27/fluffy-white-icing-a-7-minute-solution-in-less-than-5-minutes/#comment-14478 Sue Griesser Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:20:37 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/05/27/fluffy-white-icing-a-7-minute-solution-in-less-than-5-minutes/#comment-14478 Just got a chance to read about the 7-minute icing. I have been making it for many many years. For more than 30 years my daughter has had an angel food cake, sliced and layered with chocolate pudding, and frosted with 7-minute frosting for her birthday. Used to use the boxed frosting if I was in a rush, but made from scratch is best. I discovered your method a couple years ago, but even better is that it is cooked in the microwave and poured over the meringue. I use a 4-cup pyrex measuring cup to cook it; makes it easy to pour over the meringue. Now if you would come up with something that isn't always chocolate. I get migraines from chocolate and would love to have some alternates to it. Just got a chance to read about the 7-minute icing. I have been making it for many many years. For more than 30 years my daughter has had an angel food cake, sliced and layered with chocolate pudding, and frosted with 7-minute frosting for her birthday. Used to use the boxed frosting if I was in a rush, but made from scratch is best. I discovered your method a couple years ago, but even better is that it is cooked in the microwave and poured over the meringue. I use a 4-cup pyrex measuring cup to cook it; makes it easy to pour over the meringue. Now if you would come up with something that isn’t always chocolate. I get migraines from chocolate and would love to have some alternates to it.

]]> By: Sally http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/05/27/fluffy-white-icing-a-7-minute-solution-in-less-than-5-minutes/#comment-14456 Sally Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:57:38 +0000 http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2009/05/27/fluffy-white-icing-a-7-minute-solution-in-less-than-5-minutes/#comment-14456 I just wanted to comment on the post "would be good in the heat" as a child we lived in Singapore as my father was a civil servant and my mother would make the most delicious chocolate cake every year for my and my sisters birthdays covered in this frosting it kept beautifully.My favorite of all the cakes she ever made for us,and now I have to go make some for myself thanks for a great post... I just wanted to comment on the post “would be good in the heat” as a child we lived in Singapore as my father was a civil servant and my mother would make the most delicious chocolate cake every year for my and my sisters birthdays covered in this frosting it kept beautifully.My favorite of all the cakes she ever made for us,and now I have to go make some for myself thanks for a great post…

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