Royal Icing for Beginners
It’s a solid recipe, that’s preferred for BEGINNERS. It Tastes great and it’s easy to work with!
Ingredients
- 908 g sugar powder
- 50 g meringue powder
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract (or another flavor)
- 3/4 cup water
Instructions
- Start by mixing the vanilla extract and water together.
- In a stand mixer bowl, combine the sugar powder and meringue powder and start mixing on low speed for 1 minute.
- Add the flavored water to the dry ingredients while the mixeris still on low speed. Once all the ingredients are incorporated, turn the mixer to medium/medium high speed and mix for another 5 minutes.
- After the icing is mixed, set aside the necessary amount for coloring and cover the rest of the icing.
- Add your gel food color, mix together then start to add water in small amounts to get the desired consistency.
- Transfer to a piping bag and it’s ready for work!
Notes
The icing dries very quickly, so always keep it covered with a plastic wrap or wet towel.
Unused Royal icing needs to be kept in an airtight container. That way, it keeps for a couple of weeks covered at room temperature.
And one more thing, if you keep it for more than a few days, the water may start to separate from the icing. Just give it a good mix before using it again.