Royal Icing

18 Reviews

“This icing is usually put on the wedding cake after the Almond Paste is applied.” - by Carol

Ingredients

2 egg whites
4 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice

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Original recipe yields 2 - 2 1/2 cups

Directions

Beat egg whites lightly and add enough sugar to make icing that will hold shape. Blend in lemon juice to get desired consistency. Spread over Almond Paste on cake and let harden. Decorate.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (12 total)

Calories
159 cal
8%

Fat
0 g
< 1%

Carbs
40.1 g
13%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Bluepoint

Nov. 24, 2008

"My mom and i used to decorate cakes for wedddings. She used this recipe all the time for the fine details used on the cakes. Her tip was to use a drop of blue food colouring to keep the icing a brilli..." See moreant white."

Dr. Baker

Nov. 3, 2008

"This is the first time i tried royal icing n it turned out pretty good. i used it to decorate my cookies n the icing hardened well in the fridge. but smelled of raw eggs which was a turn off. even the..." See more guests noticed which was very embarrassing! "

JonE D

Oct. 14, 2005

"Royal icing is generally used to make decorations on cakes and to "cement" decorations together, and is not recommended for icing cakes. I did use this recipe as I was out of meringue powder and it t..." See moreurned out pretty decent."

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