How To Make Royal Icing
The perfect royal icing is one that has stiff peaks made out of egg whites, icing sugar, vanilla and little lemon juice. A must have recipe for cookie decorating.
Equipment
- Large mixing bowl
- Electric beater
- Rubber spatula
Ingredients
- 3 Egg whites 90gm
- 550 gm Icing sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp Lemon juice
Instructions
- We start by beating the eggs whites until frothy. Divide the icing sugar into 3 parts (roughly) and add one part the frothy egg whites. Beat well and scrape down the sides.
- Once all the sugar is incorporated add the second batch if icing sugar and repeat the same process.
- When you add the third batch of sugar, add the vanilla and lemon juice. Beat well and make sure you have stiff peaks, stiff peaks are basically when you lift the beater from the bowl and the icing holds a little peak on the beater like a tiny mountain.
- If the icing is droopy or not holding its shape then beat it some more and add more sugar if needed.
Notes
- Check the props for all the information.
- If the icing Is too runny add more icing sugar but one tablespoon at a time. If the icing too thick add a drop of water into the mixture. Don’t add more, always add less and beat it well before adding more.