Add one cup mixed candied fruit and nuts to [Marshmallow Frosting].
Orange Frosting
- confectioner’s sugar
4 tablespoons orange juice
2 egg yolks
grated rind one orange
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Soak rind in fruit juice one half hour; strain; add remaining ingredients until of consistency to spread.
Nougat Frosting
- 1 cup chopped almonds
4 tablespoons sugar
1 cup sugar
⅓ cup boiling water
2 egg whites
Brown almonds in oven. Caramelize four tablespoons sugar, add almonds, cool, and pound. Boil sugar and water until it threads, add almond powder, pour on to the beaten whites, and beat until thick enough to spread.
Fig Frosting
To [Confectioner’s Frosting No. 1] add one cup figs which have been boiled in one half cup water until tender, and chopped until fine.