Description
A simple royal icing recipe for decorating cookies and cakes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 3 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine powdered sugar and egg whites.
- Add lemon juice and mix well.
- Beat the mixture until it reaches stiff peaks.
- Adjust consistency with water if needed.
- Use immediately or store in an airtight container.
Notes
- Use fresh egg whites for best results.
- Color icing with food coloring if desired.
- Thicker icing is great for outlines, thinner for flooding.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 25
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: royal icing recipe, icing for cookies, cake decorating icing