I have a real easy 1 minute frosting recipe that you don't have to cook and it turns out just great. I received this from a relative of my husband. It is called:

White Beat and Eat Frosting.
1 egg white, unbeatened,
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar,
3/4 cup sugar,
1 tsp. vanilla,
1/4 cup boiling water

Mix egg white, sugar, cream of tartar and vanilla in a small mixing bowl. Add boiling water and beat to stiff peaks form with an electric mixer. This will frost a 2 layer cake. *

*I made my kids an alligator cake for school one year and I tinted this green and it turned out just great.
Emma from Montana

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