7 Minute Frosting Question
Decorating By patticakesnc Updated 21 Nov 2006 , 2:44am by lonestarstamper
Ok, I have never used 7 minute frosting but it looks and sounds wonderful.
Can anyone clue me in to the consistancy of it (whipped topping like??) and sweetness. My friend wants me to make something for her for her anniversary but doesn't like icing, says it is too sweet but she said she did have something one time that was very light and fluffy and not nearly as sweet as regular buttercream.
Thanks in advance.
It's like a very thick but fluffy, marshmallowy meringue. It is sweet, but not the heavy sweet of a buttercream. If the person has never had it before, the texture might throw them off a bit if they are expecting a traditional icing texture.
I personally love it. You could take it a step further and make a mousseline buttercream for another less-sweet alternative. Heaven in a bowl, that stuff!
Hope that helps!
Sharon
Thanks Sharon.
I am not sure if this is what was used that she liked or not but I am going to try it. Can you pipe it? She wants cupcakes and I would like to use a large swirl tip.
Thanks
Patti
The 7 minute frosting recipe I have uses marshmallow creme and you prepare it with the bowl in boiling water. The tastes is not all sweet, on the contrary it has a lime taste but a lot of people like it. The only thing with this frosting is that you can not make any stars, borders, etc, but you can frost the cake and it looks beautiful. You can add royal icing or fondant flowers for accent.
I tried some new frosting the woman at the cake decorating store recommended. It's in what looks like a milk carton, you just put it in your mixer bowl and whip it 6 to 7 min. It sounds like it is simuliar to the 7 min frosting. It was alful I used it today and threw the cake out it was so bad.
You are suppose to be able to use it for decorating, I found it to be a nightmare when I tried it.
Janette,
Rich's Bettercreme comes in waxed cardboard containers, and there's also Pastry Pride.
They're both a non-dairy frosting, that's not sweet and is enjoyed by many, many folks; used by Sam's, Costco and a lot of bakeries.
Different frostings/recipes have different applications...
Wish you knew what you tried. But at any rate, it just wasn't what you were looking for!
Sorry for the late response! Absolutely you can pipe it. It's nice and glossy too.
One very important thing about the 7 minute frosting, is that it needs to be eaten the day it is made. If it sets on a cake it get gross, crusty and chewy on the outside and breaks down underneath that crust.
(It is wonderful when you make it and eat it the same day though!)
I made that frosting only one time. It was disaster. You have to work quickly because as the frosting cools, it sets. Once it has set, you can't go back and touch it or it separates and pulls away from the cake. You can however frost the cake quickly and it will look good as long as you don't try to go over it again.
The cake I made with this frosting was completed the night before the customer came to pick it up. It looked just fine when I went to bed (at 1:00 am) but I was nervous about it so I got up really early the next morning and sure enough one whole side of the cake had a huge "bald spot" where the icing had "dissolved". I had to quickly make some more frosting and scrape off the sides and re-frost. Just as I finished, the customer called to tell me she would be coming in about an hour. That was the worst hour I ever had to wait. I just wanted the cake out of my house.
I'm not trying to scare you but perhaps you should practice with this frosting first. Then again, maybe I just can't handle this type of frosting. Either way, good luck and I hope you have an easy time with it.
Hugs,
Yvette
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