Grandma's Fluffy Frosting

Grandma’s Fluffy Frosting

2 egg whites 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
¾ cup brown sugar dash salt
1/3 cup lily golden corn syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons water

Separate eggs, carefully ensuring there is no yolk in the egg whites. Combine egg whites, sugar,syrup, water, cream of tartar and salt in the top of a double boiler. When the water starts to boil in the bottom of the double boiler, start beating with an electric mixer and continue until it holds its shape (approx. 7 minutes). Do not beat too long as it will begin to get too thick and difficult to spread on the cake. This is enough to frost a 9x13 cake. For a layer cake make 1 ½ times the recipe.

This is my Grandpa favourite frosting for chocolate cake. My Grandma, Elaine Low, got this from a Pillsbury cake mix box over 40 years ago. She said that it has never gone grainy.