Chocolate Frosting
- 2 ounces Lowney’s Premium Chocolate
½ cup cream
1 teaspoon melted butter
1 egg yolk
2 cups confectioner’s sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla
Melt chocolate, add other ingredients, and spread on cake. One cup chopped walnuts makes a chocolate walnut frosting.
Note.—Confectioner’s sugar varies in thickening properties. Should this frosting be too thick, dilute with a small quantity of hot water or milk.
Boiled Frosting No. 1
- 1 cup sugar
⅓ cup hot water
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 egg white
⅛ teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Boil sugar and water until it threads; pour on to the beaten egg white, pouring in a steady stream and very slowly, adding, while beating, cream of tartar, lemon juice and vanilla; stir until thick. Spread on cold cake.
Boiled Frosting No. 2
- 1 cup sugar
⅓ cup water
2 egg whites
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
Follow rule for cooking [Boiled Frosting No. 1.]