Fluffy Vanilla Icing

Name: Fluffy Vanilla Icing
Yield: 3 cups, enough to frost one 4-layer cake
Ingredients: 2 , large egg whites; 1 cup, granulated sugar (7 ounces/198 grams); 1/4 cup, water plus 1 tablespoon; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon, corn syrup

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2007, America's Test Kitchen TV

Adding three minutes to classic seven-minute icing actually means less work.

SERVES 3 cups, enough to frost one 4-layer cake

TIME 25 minutes

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