Ornamental Frosting Recipe

Instructions

1. For lettering and ornamenting a cake, use the following: Beat one white of egg until frothy but not stiff.
2. Add sifted powdered sugar gradually, beating constantly until so thick that it will not run on a plate.
3. Make a small funnel of a good grade Manila paper.
4. Put a teaspoon of the frosting into the funnel, cut a little piece off the point of the funnel, and press out the sugar in the form of letters and simple decorations.
5. In making roses and leaves for decoration, the frosting must be stiff enough to hold up when pressed out, to retain the shape of leaves, etc.