Royal Icing. Royal icing is a sweet, fluid paste made from whisked egg whites, icing sugar and lemon juice that sets solid. It is traditionally used to cover and decorate dense fruit cakes such as wedding and. The trickiest part is landing on the perfect consistency, but I have a helpful video for you below.
Ingredients of Royal Icing
- It's 3 of egg whites.
- You need 1.5 lb of icing sugar, sifted.
- It's 2-3 of teaspons lemon juice, strained.
- Prepare 1-1.5 teaspoons of glycerine (optional).
It is easy to make, has amazing flavor and dries softer than other royal icings. I'm always getting compliments whenever I use this to decorate my sugar cookies! Decorate cookies, make edible decorations with Royal Icing. Ultimate recipe collection using Meringue Powder, Liquid Egg Whites and Fresh Eggs.
Royal Icing instructions
- In a mixing bowl, beat the egg whites until frothy, then gradually beat in half the icing sugar..
- Add the lemon juice and glycerine and gradually beat in the remaining icing sugar, beating thoroughly after each addition to ensure a white icing, until the icing stands in soft peaks. Cover the bowl with a damp cloth or transfer to an airtight container and leave for 1-2 hours to allow any air bubbles to come to the surface..
- You can flat-ice your cake or be creative using a palette knife. Or a combination of both! If using with marzipan underneath the icing, use leftover bits of marzipan to decorate the cake..
Royal icing is a delicious, gluey concoction used to hold gingerbread houses, faerie houses, and other edible crafts projects together. It will dry rock-hard and provide very good adhesion between porous. Because this royal icing hardens as it dries, it's not recommended for icing cakes and cupcakes, but it's the perfect hard icing for cookies with its smear-proof finish that will keep your fingers icing-free. Royal icing is a sweet, hard icing made from egg whites and powdered sugar and perfect for decorating cookies. Here is an easy royal icing recipe.