Easy Royal Icing Recipe
This easy royal icing comes together quickly and you don't even need a mixer! Best of all, this is royal icing made without meringue powder.
Servings: 1 cup
Ingredients
- 1 and ½ cup (180g) powdered sugar
- 2 Tablespoons (30mL) warm water
- ½ Tablespoon (10g) light corn syrup
- ⅛ teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
Instructions
- Place powdered sugar in a medium bowl and set aside.1 and ½ cup (180g) powdered sugar
- In a small bowl, combine warm water, light corn syrup, and extract. Stir until corn syrup is dissolved.2 Tablespoons (30mL) warm water, ½ Tablespoon (10g) light corn syrup, ⅛ teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
- Add sugar water to powdered sugar and stir until completely combined. Mixture will be thick. The consistency you're looking for is a slowly dripping icing that disappears into the bowl within about 12 seconds. Add water by drop if you think it's too thick. If it becomes too thin, add more powdered sugar by the teaspoon. Use immediately.
- If you need to wait to use your icing: cover tightly, and use2 within 1 day. You will need to stir it up again and possibly add more water before using. Re-test the consistency before using.
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Notes
- What do to with royal icing: this easy royal icing recipe is also perfect for gingerbread houses and royal icing drip cakes.
- Tools for decorating: I prefer to use decorating bottles for my flood icing, but I always run the risk of the icing getting low and an air bubble blasting through the tip and ruining my hard work. That said, I find it best to use piping bags, either disposable or reusable, fitted with Wilton tips #2 or #3. You can also use larger tips like a 1A if you're using it for something like a gingerbread house and you need a little more volume in your squeezes.
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Nutrition Disclosure
All nutritional values are approximate and provided to the reader as a courtesy. Changing ingredients and/or quantities will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 733kcal | Carbohydrates: 188g | Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 4mg | Sugar: 185g | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.1mg
