
It prevents having to stir the icing aggressively.Ĥ. This helps to not deflate the icing or make some of it too wet in spots, making for better consistency. SARAH SAYS: We found that the spray bottle adds in small amounts of water at a time and spreads it more evenly over the surface of the icing versus adding in water with a spoon. Do not stir the icing aggressively, because it is possible to over-work the icing, which tends to make it flaky when dry. Using a spray bottle, slowly add water to the thick royal icing, stirring it in gently. Immediately cover the unused portion of the royal icing and set aside.ģ. Remove about 2 cups of thick royal icing from the mixer bowl at a time, and thin with water. Prepare Kelly's Royal Icing Recipe. After mixing it is thick and very stiff.Ģ. Heart Shaped Bridal Wedding Favor Cookiesġ.

Royal icing how to#
This how to baking technique is used with the:įestive Caramel Mini Cake Petits Fours Recipe Tutorial We like to ice our cookies with ONE consistency of icing, that is somewhere between the two, which we produce through thinning of the royal icing, shown here. We find that it is easier, and it has the added bonus of making a very smooth cookie, with no discernible outline around the cookie's edge. SARAH SAYS: Some cookie decorators make an "outline" thickness and a "fill" thickness when they ice cookies. The consistency is right when the icing flows smoothly off the spoon, in an unbroken stream. Royal Icing, after mixing, needs to be thinned before using and/or tinting. Copyright © 2000 Sarah Phillips All rights reserved.
