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Those of you that remember will know that I proudly made 8 christmas cakes back in october..now those that were ordered from me had that awful sugar paste icing on that rattles my teeth by request of the customers. I like good old fashioned traditional icing on mine and make it look like snow but have lost my gran's recipe (which am really upset about) its made with icing sugar, water and I think egg whites. Would anybody know of a similar recipe??? Thank you
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Yikes, I best start cracking open almonds for marzipan now if I'm going to have enough time to ice ours. Googling royal icing recipes should see you right.
I used to make royal icing (I have no idea what is this fondant icing that TV cooks keep talking about these days) and it was sometimes rock hard. I think the trick was to add a few drops of glycerine (check this though before using as it was a LONG time ago ). You also add a drop of blue colouring because it makes it extra white!
Thank you very much...you do learn great stuff in here..blue food colouring? Fantastic, will try it...guess it does the same thing as reckitts blue does for white shirts
Sing like nobody's listening, live like there's no tomorrow, dance like nobody's watching and love like you've never been hurt.
by request of the customers. I like good old fashioned traditional icing on mine and make it look like snow but have lost my gran's recipe (which am really upset about) its made with icing sugar, water and I think egg whites. Would anybody know of a similar recipe??? Thank you 
). You also add a drop of blue colouring because it makes it extra white!(thanks)
