Description
A guide to creating beautiful royal icing designs for decorating cookies and cakes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 3 egg whites or 1/2 cup meringue powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- Water as needed
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine powdered sugar and meringue powder or egg whites.
- Add cream of tartar.
- Mix on low speed until combined.
- Gradually add water until the desired consistency is reached.
- Beat on high speed until the icing holds stiff peaks.
- Divide the icing into bowls and color as desired.
- Use piping bags to create your designs on cookies or cakes.
Notes
- Adjust water for thicker or thinner icing as needed.
- Store unused icing in an airtight container.
- Allow designs to dry completely before stacking or packaging.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Mixing and piping
- Cuisine: Baking
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 30
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: royal icing designs, cookie decorating, cake decorating