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Easy Royal Icing For Cake Decorating
My Easy Royal Icing For Cake Decorating guide provides you with an easy 3-ingredient recipe and all my favorite decorating tips and tricks.
Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 2 cups
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 (5 ½ oz/160 g) large egg whites
- 6 cups (24 oz/690 g) Powdered sugar, sifted
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
Notes
- You can also use this easy royal icing recipe to decorate cookies with piping tips and piping bags, such as Gingerbread Cookies and Best Ever Sugar Cookies. Learn more about Royal Icing For Cookie Decorating.
- Use this recipe to build gingerbread houses or decorate my Irish Christmas Cake.
- Be sure to coat your cake before applying royal icing. You can use marzipan, fondant, buttercream, or syrup. This is done to seal the moisture in the cake and prevent it from going dry.