Quick-Dry Royal Icing
"It will make your cakes 100 percent prettier and taister. I got this recipe from a baking book called "Creative Cake Decorating." Hope you enjoy it as much as I do ;)"
photo by Larawithoutau
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Yields:
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3 cups
ingredients
- 3 egg whites
- 1 (16 ounce) package powdered sugar, sifted (about 4 3/4 cups)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cream of tartar
directions
- In a large mixing bowl combine egg whites, powdered sugar, vanilla, and cream of tarter.
- Beat with an electric mixer on high speed for 7 to 10 minutes or till very stiff.
- Use at once, covering icing in bowl at all times with wet paper towel to prevent from drying.
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Reviews
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I made this icing to go with my new Roll-out Cookie recipe. The icing was very white, easy to pipe from the bag, and turned out beautifully. My cookies look good enough to eat now! I'm adding this good basic recipe to my cookbook. -
We used this as our piping frosting for our Gingerbread House this year. It was very thick & crumbly before I even added all of the powdered sugar & ended up having to add a little bit of corn syrup & water to get it to piping consistency. It worked beautifully; we ended up having just enough for our large house, adhering 187 pieces of candy to it & it dried perfectly hard. I placed it in a gallon Ziploc bag & tied the zip end with a rubber band, snipped off one corner point. This kept it fresh & from drying out and was still usable the next day. Thanks for sharing! -
This was my first time making Royal Icing, and this was an easy recipe to follow. I substituted lemon extract for the vanilla, and couldn't taste any lemon. So I would suspect that much more lemon or vanilla would be needed to actually get any sense of additional flavor. The icing dried harder than I would have liked, but that may just be a feature of Royal Icing. But overall this icing was a nice addition to the cookies I made. -
Perfect! It worked perfect and it tasted wonderful! -
Worked perfectly. I used a bit less sugar as I didn't want it too stiff.
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This was my first time making Royal Icing, and this was an easy recipe to follow. I substituted lemon extract for the vanilla, and couldn't taste any lemon. So I would suspect that much more lemon or vanilla would be needed to actually get any sense of additional flavor. The icing dried harder than I would have liked, but that may just be a feature of Royal Icing. But overall this icing was a nice addition to the cookies I made.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Monkeygirl1628
United States
I am 14 years old and I'm a freshmen in high school and my name is Julie. I love to cook for my family and prepare meals. When I get older I want to persue a career in neurology but I will always cook on the side. My name is Monkeygirl because I love monkeys.
