Cheap Frosting for Cake
Ingredients
Directions
Make the frosting
Dissolve the gelatine in boiling water.
Add enough pulverized sugar to create a spreadable consistency.
Frost and set
Let the cake cool, then spread the frosting before it sets.
Place the frosted cake in a cool area to dry.
Do not put the cake in the oven after frosting.
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 as it cools, firming the sugar mixture into a coating that holds its shape.
- Pulverized sugar
- Provides sweetness and bulk, thickening the liquid into a spreadable frosting.
The step that matters
Spread before it sets. Gelatine firms as the frosting cools. If you wait too long, the frosting becomes stiff and lumpy and will tear the cake surface when spread.
“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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