Did You Know You Can Easily Make Frosting By Using Marshmallows?

If you've ever eaten or seen a classic Devil's Food cake, you'll notice that the cake is covered in a snowy white, fluffy frosting. It's quite unlike any other buttercream icing you've ever encountered before, but that's because it's not a buttercream frosting at all.

See Also

This Is The Buttercream Frosting You Should Use for Baking in Hot, Humid Weather

Jun 2, 2018

The beautifully-white and sticky frosting on this classic cake is a marshmallow frosting. It's made from heated egg whites and sugar, whisked while hot until the mixture cools, transforming the glop into a thick, glossy, fluffy, and gooey mixture. This is the beginning of homemade marshmallows, but not taking it any further than that. 

You may also know this gooey and easy-to-make frosting by another name: the 7-minute frosting. But we know an even easier way to make this frosting: melt marshmallows. 

IMAGE Pixabay

Since the mixture is basically marshmallows except a more gooey version, it makes sense that if you melt marshmallows, you get the same mixture. 

If you're excited to try to make this frosting, you'll be even more excited to learn it's actually easy to do. Here's what to do: Place 4 cups marshmallows into a large pot. Place over low heat and using a silicone spatula or heat-resistant kitchen utensil, stir until the mixture begins to melt. Keep stirring until all the marshmallows have melted. If desired, stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 1 tablespoon all-purpose cream to loosen the mixture into a smoother mixture.

Then use immediately to frost that decadent chocolate cake that you've just made for dessert.    

See Also

It Only Takes 15 Minutes to Make Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

Jun 22, 2015

See Also

Cake Frosting 101: What Type of Frosting Is That?

Apr 4, 2017

See Also

WATCH: How To Make Mocha Buttercream

Jan 31, 2018