Hookery Cookery Home > Christmas Recipes > Royal Icing
Description/Notes:
A lovely icing that’s the ideal topping for your Christmas cake prior to your decorations
Ingredients:
Cooking Instructions:
- Sift the sugar into a mixing bowl
- Stir the egg whites in a separate bowl just sufficiently to break them up
- Add half of the sifted sugar, mix well then stir briskly until the mixture becomes smooth, glossy and white
- Cover the bowl with greaseproof paper and leave for an hour so that the bubbles are allowed to rise to the surface
- Add sufficient of the remaining sugar to form a stiff consistency, stiff enough so the mixture rises to form peaks when pulled up with a spoon
- Add the glycerine and leave the icing in an airtight container overnight in a cool place before using