Easy White Cooked Icing
By: Anonymous
Published: Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 6:26am

Ingredients




1 cup water
3 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup corn syrup (Karo)
12 lg. marshmallows
3 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups coconut flakes

Preparation

1 Cook water, sugar, corn syrup over low heat until mixture reaches 250 degrees on candy thermometer or until it spins a thread. Add marshmallows, beat into cooked mixture until mixed thoroughly. Pour this mixture over beaten egg whites; add vanilla and beat until thick enough to spread. You may mix coconut in icing or top each layer with coconut. Makes enough icing to frost 3 layers or large sheet cake.