Royal Icing

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

Course Cookies, Desserts

Keyword Gingerbread House Mug Topper Recipe, gingerbread houses, Halloween, holiday

Prep Time 20

Servings gingerbread houses

Calories 156kcal

Author Janine Waite

Equipment

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

Ingredients

1½-2½ oz warm water
1 tbsp meringue powder
2 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.
If your frosting is too thick add water by a tablespoon.
The piping frosting should be the consistency of slightly runny, so follow the 10-second rule below.
The frosting to construct the houses should be slightly thicker, like a soft and somewhat runny toothpaste consistency.
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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