Recipe Royal Icing For Cake Decorating
Use a flat utensil like a small angled or straight silicone spatula to mix in a figure 8 motion.
Recipe royal icing for cake decorating. Add teaspoons of water for every cup of stiff icing. Stiff royal icing is preferred for making 3 d decorations. The photo below is a close up of my sister in laws bridal cake.
This ratio of egg white to powdered sugar when whipped to perfection transforms into a light fluffy and very sturdy icing. The wedding cake topper made with this recipe. Royal icing is made of egg whites powdered sugar and a dash of lemon juice.
How to heat treat egg whites. This icing is a type of frosting that is most commonly used for decorating sugar cookies and piping and doing intricate scroll works on cakes. This frosting can even be used as a glue to decorate gingerbread houses and cakes like my irish christmas cake.
With stiffer royal icing opt for larger piping tips to relieve the pressure on the piping bag.