Icing for Cakes

Ingredients

• 0.5 pound white sugar
• 1 wine glass orange flower-water
• 2 egg whites

Instructions

1. Whisk together the sifted white sugar and orange flower-water. Add the well-beaten and strained egg whites. Continue whisking until the mixture is quite thick and white.
2. Once the cake is almost cold, dip a soft camel's hair brush into the icing and cover the cake well. Set it in a cool oven to harden.