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White Cake Icing

Source of Recipe


Helen Hodges (Nan)



List of Ingredients



• 3-3/4 cups sugar
  
• 1-1/8 cups water
  
• 6 T. light Karo syrup
  
• 4 egg whites
  
• 1-1/2 T. vanilla flavoring
  






Instructions



1. In saucepan, stir ingredients and bring to boil and turn heat down to medium. Cook until "fine thread stage, when poured from spoon it forms a fine thread".
   
   
2. In mixer, beat 4 large egg whites until stiff. Slowly pour syrup over whites while beating. Beat well. Add vanilla and beat well.
   
   
3. Recipe frosts 3 9" layers.
   
   
4. For coconut cake, cover frosting with angel flake coconut. Place marachino cherries on top around cake.