Royal Icing

This wonderful icing will make your gingerbread house come out perfect.

Course Cookies, Desserts

Keyword gingerbread houses, Halloween, Halloween Gingerbread House, holiday

Prep Time 20

Servings gingerbread houses

Calories 934kcal

Author Janine Waite

Equipment

1 Pastry Bag
1 piping tip #2 or smaller
1 piping coupler
food coloring

Ingredients

3-5 oz warm water
2½ tbsp meringue powder
4 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

Using your mixer bowl add warm water and meringue together.
Whisk by hand until frothy.
Place the mixing bowl on the mixer. Now add the powdered sugar all at once.
Attach the paddle to the mixer and mix the icing at the lowest speed for 10 minutes.
You are looking for a slightly runny frosting. If it is too thick, add small amounts of water to get the right consistency. Make sure to do the 10 – second icing test. (Make sure to read the notes below)
Place icing in bowls and add desired colors.
.Cover extra icing with plastic wrap. I place the plastic straight onto the icing preventing air from drying it out.

Notes

Important 10-Second Icing Rule!

Drag the tip of a knife through the surface of the icing, letting the knife go approximately an inch deep, and slowly count to 10. If the surface of the icing smoothes over in approximately 10 seconds, then your icing is the correct consistency and is now ready to use.

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