Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Royal Icing

  • 2 lb powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 5 large egg whites

  1. Froth up the egg whites, slowly adding in the sugar and tartar at low speed, scraping down the sides as needed. 
  2. Mix for 1-2 minutes raising to high speed until good and thick. 
  3. Go up higher until a very crisp white color comes. 
  4. This is perfect as a hard frosting for gluing things! 
  5. You will wait until the end to flavor.

TO COLOR.

Use a soft gel color instead of liquid. Separate icing into smaller bowls.

TO MAKE COOKIE OUTLINES: 1/2- 3/4 tsp water to 1 cup of frosting glue (it should fall in blobs off of a spoon).

TO MAKE A COATING: This acts like a spread. Use 1 cup frosting glue to 1.5 up to 2.5 tsp water. You want it to flow off the spoon and have a flat, glassy surface.

TO MAKE FLOODING. Used to fill in after outlining. 2-3 tsp water per cup of frosting glue. It will really run off the spoon but you don't want it so thin that it's watery.