This recipe is a fond favorite from my chilhood. I don't think that my mother ever used a different frosting on our birthday cakes. The recipe is from my mother's personal hand-made recipe book. The prep and cook times here, I have estimated.

Ingredients

egg whites (unbeaten)↗2
sugar↗1 1⁄2 cups
cold water5 tablespoons
cornstarch↗1 1⁄2 teaspoons
vanilla↗1 teaspoon

Step-by-step instructions

1
Combine all ingredients except vanilla in upper part of a double boiler, beating constantly with an egg beater until frosting stands in peaks.
2
Remove from heat.
3
Add vanilla.
4
Beat until frosting will spread easily on a 2 layer 8 inch cake.

Source: food.com

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