Best 13 Easy Seven Minute Frosting Recipes

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For those days when you need a sweet treat in a hurry, or find yourself tasked with bringing dessert for an impromptu gathering, there's an easy solution: seven minute frosting. This luscious, fluffy frosting can be made in just minutes with minimal ingredients, using simple kitchen staples. So if you're short on time or just want a quick and delicious frosting that also happens to be incredibly versatile, this frosting recipe is the perfect choice for you.

Here are our top 13 tried and tested recipes!

EASY SEVEN-MINUTE FROSTING



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Use this to easy seven-minute frosting to frost our Orange Spice Cake or Whoopie Pie.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Yield Makes about 4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 3

1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon light corn syrup
4 large egg whites, room temperature

Steps:

  • Put 1 cup sugar, the corn syrup, and 1/2 cup water into a small heavy saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture just begins to simmer and sugar has dissolved, about 6 minutes. Wash down sides with a wet pastry brush to prevent crystals from forming. Raise heat to medium-high. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reaches 235 degrees.
  • Meanwhile, put egg whites into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining tablespoon sugar, and beat until peaks are fluffy but still soft. Slowly pour in hot sugar syrup down side of bowl. Raise speed to high, and beat until mixture has cooled and stiff peaks form, about 7 minutes. Use immediately.

SEVEN-MINUTE FROSTING



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This traditional frosting is fluffy, white and almost meringue-like in texture. It's easy to make, and takes 7 minutes to cook.

Provided by Land O'Lakes

Categories     Frosting     Sweet     Cooking     Cake     Dessert

Yield 5 cups

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup water
2 teaspoons light corn syrup
2 large Land O Lakes® Eggs (whites only)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Combine all ingredients except vanilla in top of double boiler.
  • Place water in bottom pan of double boiler. Cook over high heat 3-4 minutes or until water boils. Place egg white mixture in top of double boiler over rapidly boiling water (water should not touch bottom of pan); beat at highest speed with hand mixer 7 minutes or until mixture forms stiff peaks. (Do not overcook.) Remove from heat; add vanilla.
  • Continue beating 2 minutes or until frosting holds deep swirls.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 30 calories, Fat 0 grams, SaturatedFat grams, Transfat grams, Cholesterol 0 milligrams, Sodium 20 milligrams, Carbohydrate 8 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Sugar grams, Protein

7-MINUTE FROSTING



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 12m

Yield frosting for 1 layer cake

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 egg whites
6 tablespoons cold water
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Steps:

  • In a stainless steel bowl, combine the egg whites, cold water, sugar, and cream of tartar in the top of a double boiler. Whisk until smooth. Place over boiling water and whisk constantly or beat with a hand mixer until the frosting is stiff and holds peaks, about 7 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the vanilla. Let cool, whisking often.

SEVEN MINUTE FROSTING I



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My mother used to make this as a base before making her marshmallow frosting on some of her cakes.

Provided by Carol

Categories     Desserts     Frostings and Icings     White

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 egg whites
1 ½ cups white sugar
⅓ cup cold water
1 ½ teaspoons light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Put egg whites, sugar, water and syrup in top of double boiler. Beat until mixed well. Place over rapidly boiling water. Beat constantly with electric beater while it cooks for 7 minutes or until it will stand in peaks when beater is raised. Remove from heat. Add vanilla. Beat. Fills and frosts 2 layer cake, 8 or 9 inch.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 102.9 calories, Carbohydrate 25.7 g, Protein 0.6 g, Sodium 9.8 mg, Sugar 25.3 g

SEVEN-MINUTE FROSTING



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This old-school frosting of egg whites and sugar comes together fast to give your cakes and cupcakes piles of fluffy, marshmallow-y swirls.

Provided by Sara Bir

Categories     Dessert

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (250g) sugar
1/3 cup water
4 egg whites
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
Pinch salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Use the frosting: Use the frosting within 30 minutes. As it sits, the frosting becomes too tacky and deflated to work with. If someone comes to the door and you can't use the frosting immediately, drape a warm, damp kitchen towel over the bowl. This can buy you a little time.
  • Serve: Cakes with this frosting are best enjoyed the day they are decorated; after about 4 hours, the frosting will look less glamorous and become tacky, with a chalky outer crust. It's still safe and delicious to eat. It's just not very pretty.
  • Store cakes uncovered: Store cakes iced with seven-minute frosting uncovered and avoid having plastic wrap come into contact with the frosting-it'll stick to the wrap. If your cake is sliced you can fold plastic wrap or parchment over and press it against the cut part of cake to prevent it from drying out.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 17 kcal, Carbohydrate 4 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 6 mg, Sugar 4 g, Fat 0 g, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

7-MINUTE FROSTING



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7-Minute Frosting takes a little longer than 7 minutes to make, but you'll be glad you took the time.

Provided by Paula Deen

Categories     christmas     dessert     valentine's day

Time 10m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/3 cup water
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon (or 1 tablespoon white corn syrup) cream of tartar
1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 egg whites
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Place sugar, cream of tartar or corn syrup, salt, water and egg whites into a mixing bowl and beat for 1 minute with a handheld electric mixer.
  • Using the double boiler method, place the bowl over the top of rapidly boiling water, making sure that boiling water does not touch the bottom of the top bowl. (If this happens, it could cause your frosting to become grainy.) Beat constantly on high speed with electric mixer for 7 minutes. Remove the bowl from the boiler and gently stir in vanilla with a spatula.

NO COOK 7 MINUTE FROSTING



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Make and share this No Cook 7 Minute Frosting recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Northern_Reflectionz

Categories     Dessert

Time 10m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 7

3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup boiling water
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
3 unbeaten egg whites
food coloring (optional)
coconut (optional)

Steps:

  • Mix sugar, cream of tartar, vanilla and egg whites.
  • Add boiling water.
  • Beat on high til mixture forms peaks (like meringue) approx 5-7 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 646, Fat 0.2, Sodium 168.4, Carbohydrate 151.7, Sugar 150.9, Protein 10.8

FLUFFY SEVEN MINUTE FROSTING



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This frosting takes approximately seven minutes to make.

Provided by obertolas

Categories     Desserts     Frostings and Icings     White

Time 17m

Yield 32

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 ½ cups white sugar
½ cup water
2 egg whites
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Combine sugar, water, egg whites, salt, corn syrup, and vanilla in the top of a double boiler. Beat all ingredients about one minute before placing bowl or pan over the heat.
  • Place over rapidly boiling water; beat at high speed until the mixture forms soft peaks. (This may take longer than 7 minutes).
  • Transfer frosting mixture to large bowl; beat until the mixture is thick and cool enough to spread.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 39.5 calories, Carbohydrate 9.9 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 40.3 mg, Sugar 9.6 g

SEVEN-MINUTE FROSTING



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Yield 4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 4

4 large egg whites
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
Pinch of fine salt

Steps:

  • Bring a few inches of water to a boil in a saucepan that can hold a heatproof stand mixer's bowl above the water. Add the egg whites, sugar, cream of tartar and salt to the bowl and whisk together by hand. Set the bowl above the boiling water and whisk until the mixture is warm to the touch and the sugar dissolves, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to the stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and beat at medium-high speed until the whites are cooled and form a stiff meringue, about 5 minutes. If not using immediately, cover and store at room temperature.

SIMPLE SEVEN-MINUTE FROSTING



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We recommend this frosting for our Coconut-Almond Egg-Shaped Cake.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Yield Makes about 4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 5

3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
1/3 cup water
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
3 large egg whites
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Heat 3/4 cup sugar, the water, andcorn syrup in a medium saucepanover medium heat, stirring until sugardissolves. Increase heat, and bring toa boil. Wash down sides of pan witha wet pastry brush to prevent sugar crystals from forming. Cook until it registers 235 degrees on a candy thermometer.
  • Meanwhile, whisk whites with amixer on medium speed until softpeaks form, about 2 1/2 minutes. Addremaining tablespoon sugar; reducespeed to medium-low. Pour sugar syrupinto whites in a slow, steady stream.Increase speed to medium high; beatuntil stiff peaks form, about 7 minutes.Beat in vanilla; use immediately.

SEVEN MINUTE FROSTING



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Provided by Tracey Seaman

Categories     Mixer     Egg     Dessert     Quick & Easy     Fat Free     Kidney Friendly     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes about 1 quart

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
3 large egg whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

Steps:

  • In large metal bowl, whisk together 1/3 cup water, sugar, egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt. Set bowl over pan of barely simmering water and mix with handheld electric mixer at low speed. Gradually increase speed to high, beating until mixture holds stiff peaks, about 5 minutes.
  • Transfer bowl from pan to folded kitchen towel on counter and continue beating until mixture is cool and billowy, about 2 minutes more. Beat in vanilla. (Frosting can be made 4 hours ahead and chilled, covered.)

BASIC SEVEN MINUTE FROSTING



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This is a diet buster, it's wickedly delicious and it is so easy and quick. It's from my all time favorite cookbook Fanny Farmer's, my copy was printed in 1965 and it's still the best basic cookbook I've come across.

Provided by Pierre Dance

Categories     Dessert

Time 7m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 9

3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons water
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 pinch salt (3-5 grains)
1 egg white
vanilla
lemon, juice and zest
orange, juiceand zest
coconut, freshly grated

Steps:

  • Mate a stainless steel mixing bowl and a large sauce pan. You're making a double boiler.
  • Put a few inches of water in the pan and bring to a boil without the mixing bowl on top.
  • In the bowl mix all of the ingredients except flavor options with a hand mixer.
  • Place the bowl on the boiling pan and mix 'til it's thick enough to stand, about 4 min.
  • Remove the bowl from the pan and mix 'til it's thick enough to spread.
  • Flavors in the order of my favorites; Vanilla; Mix 1/2 tsp into the finished frosting.
  • Lemon; Subtitute 2 TBS Lemon juice for water and mix 1/2 tsp Lemon Zest into the finished Frosting.
  • Orange; Same as lemon but use Orange.
  • Coconut; Mix 1/4 cup freshly grated coconut into the finished frosting, spread on the cake and sprinkle the top with a bit more coconut.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 598.6, Fat 0.1, Sodium 210.6, Carbohydrate 150.4, Sugar 150.1, Protein 3.6

SEVEN-MINUTE FROSTING



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Provided by Matthew Mead

Categories     Mixer     Egg     Kid-Friendly     Quick & Easy     Halloween     Small Plates

Yield Makes 4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/2 cups sugar
1/3 cup cold water
2 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar or 2 teaspoons light-colored corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Equipment:
Double boiler
Electric mixer
Spoon or rubber spatula

Steps:

  • 1. Combine the sugar, water, egg whites, and cream of tartar in the top of a double boiler. Using an electric mixer on low speed, beat the ingredients for 30 seconds to combine.
  • 2. Boil a small amount of water in the bottom of the double boiler. Place the top of the double boiler, with the frosting ingredients, on top. Cook the frosting on medium heat, beating constantly with the mixer on high speed, for about 7 minutes, or until the frosting forms stiff peaks when the beaters are lifted. Remove the top of the double boiler from the bottom and, using a spoon or rubber spatula, stir in the vanilla extract. Beat the frosting for 2 to 3 minutes more, or until it is spreadable. Allow the frosting to cool; it should be slightly warm or at room temperature when you use it. Discard any leftovers. Store frosted cake in a cool, dry place until ready to serve.

Tips:

  • For a thicker frosting, use less milk or cream.
  • For a thinner frosting, use more milk or cream.
  • If you want a sweeter frosting, add more sugar.
  • If you want a less sweet frosting, use less sugar.
  • You can add flavorings such as vanilla extract, almond extract, or even cocoa powder to add depth of flavor.
  • If you want a fluffy frosting, beat it for a longer period of time.
  • If you want a stiff frosting, beat it for a shorter period of time.
  • You can use this frosting to frost cakes, cupcakes, cookies, or even brownies.

Conclusion:

This seven-minute frosting is an easy and delicious way to add a special touch to your baked goods. It is quick and easy to make, and it can be customized to your liking. You can use different flavorings, colors, and even add-ins like chopped nuts or sprinkles to change up the flavor and texture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced baker, this seven-minute frosting is a great option for your next baking project. It is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.

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