Seven Minute Frosting and a Giveaway
If you are looking for a light, fluffy frosting with tons of vanilla flavor, I’ve got your answer! Whip up a batch of this easy seven minute frosting the next time you bake a cake or cupcakes.
Did you have a nice weekend? Ours was one of the nicer ones we’ve had in a while. It was pretty jam-packed with activity, not a lot of down-time, but we just enjoyed the heck out of it.
On Saturday we had a little league game (as always), and then we headed home to get cleaned up and then right back out for the rest of the day. My brother- and sister-in-law had offered to take my boys to the Franklin Institute for the big Lego exhibit, as a birthday gift to the both of them. They had an absolute blast, and Mr. Allie and I enjoyed some much-needed grownup time, just the two of us. We walked all around the Walnut Street area, popping in and out of shops (the original Anthropologie store and Di Bruno Brothers being a couple favorites!), stopping here and there for a cocktail or two along the way. I’m loving the mixology trend that’s happening right now. The drinks are really fun and unusual, and a bit fussy (in a good way!) so I’m happy to have somebody else making it for me! I had a traditional Pimm’s Cup at Village Whiskey, a blackberry/St. Germain/tequila thing with fresh basil at The Dandelion, and a super ginger-y rum drink with lemongrass at Franklin Mortage. Franklin Mortgage is a really cool, kinda mysterious speakeasy-type bar with some really creative cocktails. If you’re ever in Philly I highly recommend checking it out!
Sunday was equally full, with yet another little league game, our first mow of the season, and me puttering around in the kitchen with this fabulous frosting recipe. Have you ever had Seven-Minute Frosting before? It’s one of my all-time favorites. Made with little more than egg whites, sugar, and vanilla, it’s light as can be and reminds me a lot of marshmallow fluff.
Basically all you do is combine a handful of basic ingredients in a bowl set over simmering water, and whip it for seven minutes. Easy peasy! You’ll love this frosting on chocolate cake– it’s such a classic combo!
Most of the time I rely on my stand mixer when baking, but for certain things, the mobility you get with a hand mixer is a must. This is one of those such things. I used my brand spankin’ new KitchenAid 9-speed Hand Mixer, and it was perfection.
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Seven-Minute Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups (300 g) granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) cream of tartar
- 1/8 teaspoon (0.13 teaspoon) kosher salt
- 2 egg whites
- 1/3 cup (83.33 g) water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste, (vanilla extract may be substituted)
Instructions
- Set a pot of water on medium-high heat, and bring to a simmer.
- Place the sugar, cream of tartar, salt, egg whites, and water in a large mixing bowl. Stir on low speed until combined.
- Place the bowl over the simmering water, making sure it rests above the water and not in it. Using an electric hand mixer, whip the mixture on medium-high speed for seven minutes.
- Stir in the vanilla.
So glad to see your pic and the Mr. You both sure know how to have fun! And this frosting is so damn amazing. I mean, seven minutes to perfection.
This frosting looks divine! I love how fluffy it is! 😀
It is sooo fluffy and that is why I love it so much <3 Thanks Jess!
Love light, fluffy frostings like this! Can’t wait to try it!
Me too Jessica! This one is definitely a favorite of mine. Hope you enjoy it too!
Oh my goodness, your weekend was so jam packed but it sounded like so much fun 🙂 Yay for getting some dating time too. Love this frosting! It looks perfect!
Thanks Kelly! We had a lot of fun and now I feel like I need another weekend to recover, lol!
7 minutes frosting without a stand mixer? hmmmm
Yes! This is a great recipe for the hand mixer. In fact, there’s really no other way to do it. I hope you enjoy, Hala!
Seriously, I was looking through my cookbooks for a seven minute frosting yesterday!! Too funny! I’ll just make yours- it looks perfect! 🙂 I’m embarrassed to admit I spent most of the weekend cleaning, lol
I’m embarrassed to admit that that’s exactly what I SHOULD have been doing, lol! I’m really good at shirking those responsibilities 😉 I’m so glad the timing worked out so well for you! Good luck and enjoy, Veronica!
Can I just say that you and I should definitely go out for drinks together sometime because you have amazing taste in cocktails! I love pimms cups and anything with st. germain. You could order for both of us!
Haha yes! Pimms Cup is soooo refreshing on a warm day! And St. Germain makes everything so lovely… so glad to know we have the same taste in cocktails Nora!
This frosting looks so delicate and tasty! We just did our first mow here in Houston too. Tis the season!
Hooray! My husband got a new mower so it was a big moment for him and our boys! Lol!
You guys are always so busy!! Love that the boys are enjoying little league. This frosting is one of my favorites too!! I just whipped up a batch this past weekend for some lemon meringue cupcakes and love how easy it is to change flavors. Simply classic 😉
Oh that sounds perfect! I love that idea and it’s interesting how differently we use the same recipe! Thank you so much my dear 🙂
I’ve never seen such beautiful photos of frosting, Allie! I love the colours, especially … those pale blues and greens are just gorgeous!
You totally sold this to me the moment you mentioned marshmallow fluff. I can just imagine it piled on top of a chocolate cake. Oh, yum x about 1,000!
Lol thank you Helen! I really put it all together in quite a hurry so it’s nice to get such positive feedback. You’re such a sweetie!
This frosting recipe is really interesting! I’ve never made one like it. It’s so much lighter than traditional buttercream. I’m going to try this next time I make cupcakes!
Ooh yay! I think you will really like it- you’re right it’s a lot different than a buttercream. I just love the contrast with a rich chocolate cake. Enjoy!
Allie your frosting looks delicious! I am also a Philly girl and love Di Bruno Brothers! If you are ever around the Chestnut Hill area send me an email and maybe we can meet up for coffee and chat about the wonderful world of food blogging!
I would love that Mary Ann! So happy to meet another Philly food blogger! Chestnut Hill is one of my favorite neighborhoods- in fact I had my wedding at the Morris Arboretum. Any time you want to meet up for coffee, I’m game!
Allie, your weekend sounded awesome! I love Anthropologie, and I’m sure their flagship store is just gorgeous. I have a special place in my heart for 7 minute frosting because it was one of the very first frosting recipes I ever tried. It’s such a great alternative to butter based frosting. Thanks for the great recipe 🙂
I totally agree! It’s so nice and light. I wish you could have seen this Anthropologie store- it’s in an old (very large!) townhouse with the most incredible architecture. It knocked my socks off!
HOW did you get that frosting to look so perfect on your whisk? lol. And you mentioned the original Anthropology… you must live in Philly! Ahh so jealous! I’ve been looking for a great vanilla frosting recipe (all my stuff ends up doused in chocolate) but I was feeling I needed to lighten it up this Spring and try to branch out more. I’m so excited to try this one! Great recipe!
I do! Born and raised in the Philadelphia area. I’m a Philly girl through and through! It’s such a great city 😉 So happy you like the frosting recipe! It’s a real classic and one of my favorites for sure! Thanks Heather!
Hi again allie, will this frosting work if i torch it? Will it show that toasted marshmallow look as well?
Hi Poldi! This works pretty well torched but honestly I like this even better for that type of application: https://bakingamoment.com/nutella-smores-tart/. Good luck and enjoy!
You had a fun weekend!!! I’ve never been to any of those places but will certainly check them all out soon. This frosting looks absolutely heavenly…light as a cloud!
It is very light and cloud-like! Such a nice change of pace from the usual buttercream. I’m so happy you like it and yes! You guys should definitely check out some of these places. We had such a blast and I know you’d love them too 😉
My goodness! I’m tired just reading about all of the stuff you guys did 😉 Seriously though, it sounds like you guys had a blast! I’m loving this 7 minute frosting! It sounds like if frosting and meringue had a baby!
We did, and it is! I hope you had lots of fun over the weekend too Kathleen! So glad you like the recipe; thanks for the sweet comment <3
Your weekend sounds as busy as ours was. And your date day sounded so fun! This frosting is seriously the best. I just adore marshmallow-y frosting like this!
It was a blast! I’m glad you had a fun one too. It’s just so great to spend time outside now that the weather is finally warming up! Thanks love!
Making Dutch Chocolate cupcakes today…perfect timing on the frosting recipe! Thanks!
Awesome! I hope you enjoyed! Thanks so much Meg 😀
I love how easy you make things Allie. This seriously does look simple and so fantastic! I want to dive into that bowl.
Haha yes! Well this is a very easy recipe and it’s always been one of my favorites. Thanks boo!
Allie, oh my goodness, you guys had such a fun filled weekend! loved seeing the photo of you and Mr. Allie 😛 love this frosting!!! so beautiful!!!
Thanks so much dear! I hope you had a fun weekend too!