Natural food colorings are typically powder or water-based. If you are doing highly decorative white designs, you may want to try white gel food coloring to ensure an opaque and bright white design. Otherwise, I find the basic 4 pack of gel colors to be enough. If you regularly use icing for decorating cakes and cookies you will want to invest in a kit of gel colorings. Gel food colorings are recommended for their ability to get rich colors without affecting the texture of the icing. Rose water (in place of some of the luke warm water, go light).I typically use vanilla, but you can use any flavor you want as long as it isn't an oil-based flavoring (like lemon extract).įor lemon royal icing you need to replace half the water with fresh lemon juice. I find that a bit of extract really helps cut the sweetness. Royal icing is typically unflavored and very sweet. You can also use colored powdered sugar to color the icing.You need to specifically use meringue powder which contains cornstarch and other stabilizers. Sifting the confectioners sugar and meringue powder will reduce the chance for lumps in your frosting.It will take 1 to 2 hours for the icing to harden. Step 4- Decorateĭecorate your cookies as desired.
Add more water to thin the icing, and more confectioners sugar to thicken it.ĭivide between bowls and color as desired.
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