Royal Icing is perfect for decorating a Christmas cake, a special party cake (like these for a Twilight Birthday Party) or decorating a beautiful gingerbread house. Royal icing is the thick, solid icing that is often seen on wedding cakes and Christmas cakes. Made of egg whites and sugar royal icing is white but different colors can be made by using specliast food colorings. Read on to find out more.
How to Make Royal Icing
Part I - Mixing Royal Frosting
1) Three egg whites
2) 5 cups of powdered confectionery sugar (sometimes known as icing sugar)
3) Water as needed to get the thickness you want
Charlene Dy has an alternative royal icing recipe on her website if you prefer a recipe using meringue powder instead of egg whites. There are salmonella risks from raw egg - definitely not recommended for pregnant women or young children.
Tip
Remember to store your royal icing in a metal or glass container. It may separate in a plastic container.
If, like me, you prefer to watch on YouTube, just click here to watch the video. And remember to watch out for the cute gingerbread house!
Still to Come
More great royal icing contents
I love gingerbread men!
Even simple icing can really improve a gingerbread man.
Photo by Flare
Tip - Utensils
Ensure your utensils are clean from grease before working with egg whites.
Part II - Using Royal Frosting
Wedding Cake with Royal Icing
Royal Icing Recipe
Here's another ..
1 pound (3-3/4 cups) powdered sugar, sifted if lumpy
1 to 2 large egg whites, or substitute 4 teaspoons packaged egg whites and 1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon almond extract, vanilla or lemon juice
Mix all of the ingredients together using an electric hand mixer, until the icing is smooth and thin enough to be pressed through a pastry bag with a writing tip. Add more lemon juice, if necessary.
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Tip - Sugar
How much sugar you need will depend on the size of your eggs.
Royal Icing for Gingerbread
Decorate gingerbread men and gingerbread houses
Simpler, but something children love just as much, is to make gingerbread men cookies and then decorate them.
Easy Royal Icing
How to cheat
CK Products Royal Icing Mix, 1 pound Bag
Amazon Price: $2.59 (as of 02/15/2012)
Special Cakes
More Royal Icing Recipes & Tips
- Sweet Eats | Royal icing rules
- Royal icing has a flawless, smooth surface,turning a plain ol' sugar cookie into a hi-falootin' work of art. But don't been fooled. This icing it is something anyone can tackle. For the best results, you'll want to use a real great sugar cookie recipe ...
- Chocolate almond heart cookies
- Frost cookies using this royal icing recipe, and the flooding method. Beat all ingredients until icing forms peaks (about 7-10 minutes at low speed) NOTE: Keep all utensils completely grease-free for proper icing consistency. For stiffer icing, use 1 ...
- Royal icing
- For those of us who think the icing on a cake is the best bit, here is a classic recipe. Lightly whisk egg white and lemon juice together in a bowl. Gradually add icing sugar, whisking until smooth and combined. You may need a little more icing sugar ...
- How to make the perfect pancakes on Shrove Tuesday
- Serve each one with roasted grapes, 1 dollop crème fraîche and icing sugar dusting. Anna Hansen is head chef of The Modern Pantry in Clerkenwell, London, www.themodernpantry. co.uk. Her recipe is from The Modern Pantry Cookbook, £25, Ebury.
Black Royal Icing
How to make black frosting
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Feb 9, 2012 @ 5:54 pm | delete
- I also enjoy making cake great lens
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agalova
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- Thank you for the recipe. I always had used premade icing, but it seems pretty easy to make.
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- Sounds very yummy. Nicely done.
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- Another awesome lens! Loved it!
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- I've just started making cakes again and will refer back to this lens for Royal Icing recipes!
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- I've just started making cakes again and will refer back to this lens for Royal Icing recipes!
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- Interesting lens... but what the heck is royal icing? I couldn't find a descrotion or explanation of what it was to determine if I would like to try the recipe or not?...from the ingredients it sounds like fluffy frosting... but from the cake images, that doesn't seem right either?
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Ensure your royal icing is evenly and smoothly mixed
Sunbeam 2591 350-Watt MixMaster, Black
Amazon Price: $69.99 (as of 02/15/2012)
For mixing icing you need to avoid plastic bowls. If you don't wish to use glass, a mixer with a stainless steel bowl is a possible alternative.
