Royal icing needs to be used in conjunction with almond paste (marzipan) to achieve a perfectly flat finish. Elaborate decorative effects are then added using specialist decorating tools such as ...
When egg whites are whisked, air is trapped in them, and remains trapped when the whisked egg whites are folded into meringues, mousses or soufflés and baked. Egg whites will whisk to a greater ...
So I mixed a bit of egg white with powdered sugar, a drop of almond extract, and a heap of sliced almonds, essentially making a loose royal icing with nuts in it. Royal icing is that hard icing ...
Basic icing is sugar mixed with milk, which is then flavored with cream cheese, cocoa powder and butter or egg whites. The simplest frosting of all, glacé icing, is just powdered sugar and water.