Home (Royal icing)
Home  
 
 
Home » Gastronomy » Royal icing


 

Royal icing

Gastronomy RouxRoyale

Royal Icing - An icing which hardens when dried. Royal icing is made with confectioners' sugar, egg whites, flavoring, and sometimes food coloring.
To Dictionary Index
Related Articles ...

 


It acts as a smooth base for pastillage flowers and royal icing details. Sometimes referred to as Sugarpaste.

How to ice a cake with royal icing
Dan Lepard shows you how to cover a cake in royal icing for a perfectly smooth finish.
--First, apply a thin, even coat of royal icing, about 5mm/¼in thick, to smooth the cake surface.

Royal icing is similar to flat icing, but adds egg whites to produce a thicker icing which hardens to a brittle texture.

Royal Icing - Was traditionally used to ice Wedding and Christmas cakes and consists of powdered (icing) sugar, egg whites or meringue powder and water.

Royal Icing - you will need 2 recipes of this depending on what you do
3 level tablespoons Meringue Powder
4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar (approx. 1 lb.)
6 tablespoons water ...

Royal icing
An icing used for decorating purposes. This icing becomes solid quickly and is made with confectioner's sugar, dash of cream of tartar and lemon juice.
Salamander ...

Ingredients: royal icing, eggs, icing sugar...
3 Reviews
Prep Time:30 mins ...

Make a batch of royal icing, thick enough to hold it's shape when piped. Fill a decorating bag about a 1/3 full with Royal Icing. Tint with desired color or leave white. Fit with tip # 2 or 3. Click here for the Royal Icing Recipe.

How Long Will Almond Paste and Royal Icing on a Cake Last?
What Would Make a Good Cooking Show?
Substitutions for Cream and Chocolate
Cutting Boards: Wood or Plastic?
What is Cream of Tartar in German?
Blooming Onion Machine ...

Royal icing, marzipan (or a less sweet version, known as almond paste), fondant icing (also known as sugarpaste) and buttercream are used as covering icings and to create decorations.

Icing - Also referred to as "frosting", a simple preparation of confectioners' sugar and water used to coat cakes pastries and any other confection. Royal icing is made with the addition of egg whites to the mixture.

Confectioners' sugar, also known as powdered or icing sugar, is a finely pulverized sugar that dissolves quickly and is often used to provide a thin, white decorative dusting or as royal icing (mixed with beaten egg white).

Royal icing: a form of icing made of confectioners' sugar and egg whites; used for decorating. This icing is pipable when first made and then dries hard. It is the traditional icing for wedding cakes and is often used to make filigree designs.

See also: Icing, Sugar, Water, Cake, Cream

Gastronomy RouxRoyale

 
 rssRSS