Marshmallow Icing
Ingredients
Directions
Make the icing
Put 1 lb. marshmallows and 1/2 cup water in a double boiler, stirring until melted.
Add 1-3 cups or more orange juice, 1/4 cup chopped fruits, and nuts.
Remove from heat and beat until cold.
Assemble
Spread between cakes and ice over top with plain white icing.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Marshmallows (in the method)
- Melt to form the base that gives the icing its sticky, glossy body.
- Orange juice (in the method)
- Adds liquid and flavor, loosening the melted marshmallow into a spreadable icing.
- Chopped fruits
- Add texture and fruity sweetness through the icing.
The step that matters
Beat until cold. Beating while the melted marshmallow cools lets it thicken and turn spreadable; spreading while still hot makes it runny and it may slide off the cake.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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