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Gelatine Frosting

A sweet icing made from gelatin, water, and powdered sugar.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Gelatine Frosting

Oven, in the book's wordsA moderate oven

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Soak the gelatine in cold water for 30 minutes.

  2. Dissolve the soaked gelatine in hot water.

  3. Add powdered sugar and stir until smooth.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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.

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What each ingredient does

Gelatine
Sets the liquid into a smooth, firm frosting that holds its shape.
Powdered sugar
Provides sweetness and bulk so the frosting thickens to a spreadable texture.

The step that matters

Dissolve the soaked gelatine in hot water. Gelatine must be fully dissolved before the sugar goes in, because undissolved granules stay gritty and can leave lumps or uneven setting in the frosting.

“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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