Pastes at cake decorating stores or stores like Michael's. The paste into the icing as you do not want streaks. Measure it out using the end of a toothpick. Only a very small amount is needed to color the icing, and I Gel paste dyes that are sold in small 1/2 or one ounce (14 - 28 grams)Ĭontainers. Let it dry completely beforeĬovering the surface of the cookie with royal icing. Place in a piping bag with a small plain tip and pipe a borderĪround the outside edges of the cookies. Stiff (like a meringue) and of piping consistency. Together one large egg white, one teaspoon of lemon juice, and about 2 - 2ġ/4 cups (230 - 285 grams) of confectioners sugar until the frosting is The sugar cookies (as I have done in the picture) the royal icing needs toīe thicker, so it is of piping consistency. If you want to pipe a border around the outside edge of Recipe I have given is for covering or "flooding" the entire surface of It can be found at mostĬake decorating and party stores or else on-line. Unfamiliar with meringue powder, it is a fine, white powder that containsĭried egg whites, sugar, salt, vanillin and gum. Included a recipe for royal icing using meringue powder. If you are Powder and water. I prefer the taste of royal icing made with egg whites,īut if you are concerned about the risk of salmonella, I have also Two ways with powdered sugar, egg whites and lemon juice or with a Professional bakers to cover wedding and Christmas cakes. It can be made Wonderfully smooth and hard matte finish that has long been a favorite of To cover cakes and cookies. Royal icing is different in that it dries to a Not the same as the confectioners' frosting commonly used by home bakers
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