Royal Icing

Effort: Low
Kit: Electric Whisk
Lifespan: 5+ days
Temp: Room
Festive: Yes

Covers an 8" cake (see Christmas Cake recipe)

Ingredients:

  • 3 medium egg whites
  • 500g-600g icing sugar (approx)
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • ½ tsp glycerine

Method:

  1. Stir sifted icing sugar gradually into egg whites and lemon juice until icing falls thickly from spoon. Note: may NOT need all 600g icing sugar.
  2. Whisk for 10 mins until icing stands in stiff peaks. Stir in glycerine.
  3. Spread over cake, making soft peaks.
  4. Set for 24 hrs before boxing up.

Tip: To prevent royal icing from setting too firm add ½ tsp glycerine per 500g icing, after the icing forms stiff peaks.

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