Cupcakebaby: No the RI will not melt. Continue whisking until the icing is thick enough to hold stiff peaks when you lift the beaters and is smooth and shiny. I’m going to start icing 300 cookies today, so this was perfect timing! Add a tsp of vanilla … Tastes really great! hey louise. Pound it became quite firm…..so I proceeded to outline the cookies and that went well….I am now going to thin it for flooding….I still have about 3/4 pound sifted sugar to yet add, I added 1tsp of eggwhite powder, 3tsp of water and icing sugar to make royal icing. I like to make some cookies for my niece’s bridal shower but I like to know what is the life of royal icing once it hardens? When left for a few hours it sets hard. This quick and easy cookie icing dries hard and tastes great. so can you email it to me THANK -YOU SO MUCH hope to hear from you soon. i will be attempting the royal icing floodng cookie this weekend…wish me luck! Is there anything I can sprinkle on top of them to at least take away the sticky feeling? Now whenever people send me questions about it I will send them your way! I want to ask if I can use cheese cake as a fondant cake base, coz I know fondant can’t be refridgrated. I’m not an expert, but I bet that was a chocolate frosting (like buttercream?) Do i just add the lemon juice and a few drops of water? I would be very grateful if you can please forward me some Eggless cakes and cake decoration recipes…. It can be used on cakes but it will dry hard. Thx for yr advise and glad to hear that the fondant cake can be chilled. Any ideas? Thank you so very very much!!! Make sure that you take notes on how the RI is on the cookie but also how does the RI looks after 1 hour-3 hours. or is there some other type of icing that you use? On the other hand, can i crumb-coat my cuppies with BC before layering the top with RI? we have a tropical weather here in the philippines and i loved to use white icing in my cupcakes. I have a picture of the ruined cookies if anyone thinks seeing it will help them diagnose my problem. Found your blog when I’m doing some research on how to make a fondant cake this week for my friend. Cheers, Fanny, & thanks for your tips & tutoriol .. Cathy: Try adding a little more egg white and see what happens. I would use rolled fondant icing over the buttercreamed cake. Though I have used RI on top on my cupcakes last summer and it was very hot here. Alternatively, you can gently shake or tap the cookie to encourage the icing to fill the outline. Always remember to cover up your royal icing with either cling film or a wet cloth as this will prevent the royal icing to dry out. I use pasteurized egg whites. Pls tell me what im doing wrong. It is not yet published on your site. I use just about 1 kg (1000 grams) Depending how strong I need the RI to be. If you need dark colors the maturing time is needed if you don’t want to use too much color in your RI. Thank you! 😀. I have just started to ice the cakes and now it is drying brown patches are appearing on the icing. How long does it take for RI to completely dry? Hi Louise. You can also visit my tutorial section if you want to learn how to make other icings and frostings. Help….I usually cheat and buy ready to roll icing to cover my christmas cake. This is a very beautifull and well done page. Comment:I’m attempting me first cake and first royal icing tomorrow. I just had one query. Fab recipe with really easy instructions. Or you can melt some cocoa butter and mix it with petal dust not paste or liquid colors. Finally someone from Europe 🙂 I have lots of difficulties finding some products also. Your site always inspires me! Make Your Royal Icing Just Right. Happy Baking! I found your site by accident. I have baked them, covered them in marzipan which i left to dry for a week, then a friend who worked in a bakery said it should be covered in egg white to seal it and stop any discolouration. From the moment you pipe the icing onto the cookie, if you have the right consistency, you have about two minutes to frost them. The RI should be thick but runny rather than thin and runny. are royal frostings the coloured ones i see on your cupcakes pictures? Check out the “fondant fancies” from the Great British Baking Show / Bake Off season four. This classic and simple royal icing recipe is a cookie decorating staple with a smooth consistency that sets quickly without hardening too much. I know there are whiteners and such, but I have yet to buy some. I want to cover a cake in fondant and I have a decoraton made with RI to put on it. Snickle: I am assuming that you referer to royal icing right or do you mean buttercream? But you can also just make soft peak there are not the big difference. Nice and simple too because as I’m 12 don’t want something complicated! I don’t like how much coloring I need to use to get it a nice dark chocolate brown, so I started to add a little cocoa to the icing sugar. Ah, i forgot to mention that i do work with the powder stuff as i cant get my hands on pasteurized egg whites.And because of that, i also sometimes end up with ewwwwwwww, raw egg smell that sends all my cookies to the bin( i mean to the dogs but what a waste:( )so, i put a drop of coffee or lemon extract to take away the smell.Any idea what can i do? If you can’t get that, you should use meringue powder instead. Can you send them to me?? I’m just curious whether there is another frosting or icing recipe that could be used for cookies but does not contain eggs …. Hi Louise! Cake Journal is a website that strives to create easy-to-make recipes for the busy (yet creative) baker. The acid component probably has a function, as it is also often present in recipes for meringue and poached eggs; must be something to do with modifying how eggwhites behave, right? Are there no directions on the packet? Take a look at this site it have many great recipes and how to’s on cookie decoration: http://www.karenscookies.net/shop/index.php, Oh one more question how do you color your icing? Royal Icing Consistencies. It gets to a beautiful rich chocolate brown and adds the chocolate lavour. A friend showed my your website a couple of days ago and I cann’t thank you enough for all the information you give and for inspirering us with so beautifull thing. I hope it works for you, dont give up, practice is the best way of learning 🙂. It dries hard, with a shiny smear-proof finish, and is easy to customize with color and flavor. I could buy royal icing powders locally, but I’d like to learn the basics before taking a shortcut in case of “emergencies”. You then need a spreading consistency. As I am a beginner… I’m concerned with being able to get them done in time. I would go for RI powder. Thanks so much louise.. it works great! How do i achieve ganache thats nice and stiff? Thanks!! Let the cookies set for 1-2 hours before attempting to stack them. I have to clean with water the tip again and again to pipe. I thinned the icing to flood the top of the cookies. Continue whisking until the icing is thick enough to hold stiff peaks when you lift the beaters and is … Have you done this before? This is OKAY! BUT, I have 2 problems. Now if you dont mind, i just have one more question!! Thanks Louise for posting this! 2lb icing sugar sifted equals to 1kg icing sugar? and do you know which paddle im supposed to use on the stand mixer? The reason royal icing is used to decorate cookies like my Gingerbread Men and Best Ever Sugar Cookies is because the icing actually drys to a smooth and shiny finish. Dont crumb coat with bc first. Everytime i try i fail. You can then always add more if it needs it. Emma: Im happy that it was helpful to you 🙂. I guess I could get the powder also in special bake shops – it’s just alot effort to do it in order to make some cookies. Seemed perfect after 1 pound… So was wondering if I converted to grams incorrectly, as I am in Australia?? You will have to Google them 😉. Can you please let me know how to make this and what is the name of this hard icing with the soft cream under it called? I only use pasturized egg whites. Is it possible to make a plaque out of marshmallow fondant? This royal icing recipe is what you need if you’re looking for sugar cookie icing that hardens. It dries hard, with a shiny smear-proof finish, and is easy to customize with color and flavor. I just came across your site today and it looks great. Great tips! but you can mix in small amounts of cocoa powder to the royal icing along with brown food coloring. Continue this until the icing it thin and liquid. Have an assortment of tips, couplers and disposable piping bags ready to go so that when you begin piping your flowers, you can easily switch between tips and icing colors. I hope this piece on how to make royal icing for flooding and other occasions was helpful! Can you pipe Buttercream (Italian Meringue or regular American Buttercream) decorations on a fondant cake or can you only use Royal Icing? One problem I have (and it’ll probably sound silly to those who are used to making icing) is that when I make icing, it is usually too runny. It’s easier to thin it down than it is to thicken it back up. But it can be made very stiff. It looked fine thought. If it is very humid it will likely sweat but it will dry up a electric fan cna help. Would be very thanksful for any suggestions or tipps! Hi Louise, Add the powdered sugar, and whip on medium speed until very stiff and thick (the royal icing should hold a stiff peak). 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