A friend commented she'd recently had a slice of chocolate cake with the cooked frosting for the first time "in absolute years!" I told her I'd just made three in as many weeks (for the students and their friends staying with us). She asked if I would make it again, so, instead of our typical get together at the coffee shop in town, I invited a couple friends to a light lunch and served this for dessert. I thought it was more fun to put the pieces on the plate and ice them individually so there would be more of that delicious frosting!
Just add a cup of strong dark coffee! "Let them eat cake"!
Wish I like it . But they look beautiful. Much to beautiful to be eaten.
( Ina do n`t like it I do n`t like sweet. She never can make me happy with an sweet dessert after dinner. )
@merrelyn This frosting was a childhood favourite of so many of us! Over a double boiler pf hot water, we mix egg whites, sugar, a little cream of tarter, a small amount of water and some golden syrup (corn syrup). It's often called a 7-minute frosting because you beat it over the hot water for 7 minutes , add vanilla, and it's fluffy as marshmallow cream! I served more to my dinner guests tonight and once again, it was a hit. Only one person didn't eat his, but asked to take it home to have with coffee for breakfast! You can find the recipe on the internet...be sure to use one with cream or tarter as it dries the frosting a bit so it holds up for several days (if it lasts that long!)
@pyrrhula I'm with Ina on that one! I really enjoy making "treats" and sweets...bakery goods...and I like to give a lot of it away so we don't have too much in the kitchen! Ken and I enjoy eating "a little" but don't like to keep too much around! Fortunately here in Lunenburg, we can always find people who appreciate us dropping off a gift!
( Ina do n`t like it I do n`t like sweet. She never can make me happy with an sweet dessert after dinner. )