WHITE OR COLORED ICING
- ½ teaspoon butter
- 2 tablespoons hot milk
- 1½ cups confectioners' sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon Dr. Price's Baking Powder
Add butter to hot milk; add sugar slowly to make right consistency to spread; add baking powder and vanilla. Spread on top and sides of cake.
If pink icing is desired add one tablespoon strawberry or other fruit juice. For yellow icing add one teaspoon egg yolk and flavor with orange rind and one teaspoon lemon juice.
SEVEN-MINUTE ICING
- 1 unbeaten egg white
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- ⅞ cup granulated sugar
Place all ingredients in top of double boiler. Place over boiling water and beat with dover beater for seven minutes; add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and spread on top and sides of cake.
For Chocolate Icing use above, adding 1½ ounces melted unsweetened chocolate or 4½ tablespoons cocoa after removing from fire.