Royal Icing flowers
Here are some lovely blooms I made some time back using royal icing.
Mind you, its no easy task piping these lovely flowers under heavy sedated pain killer, but it truly did make me forget the nagging pain.
Above..Violets, rosebuds and apple blossom.
Below .. Primrose, Daffodil, Rose, Daisy and Pansy
Royal icing is a hard white icing made from softly beaten egg white, powdered sugar and lemon or lime juice.
Because of the risk of salmonella when using raw egg whites, many have opted to use meringue powder, a fine white powder made from dried egg whites, sugar, salt, vanillin and gum.
When beaten with water and confectioners sugar it has the same consistency as icing made with fresh egg whites.
These days pasteurized eggs are easily available in any supermarkets, if you are a die hard fan of fresh egg white.
Royal icing made with meringue powder does not have a nice flavor as the icing made with egg whites, so adding about 1/2 teaspoon of clear vanilla extract solves the problem.
Royal icing are not to be refrigerated as the icing will become soft. It is important to cover icing at all time as it dries out quickly.
Mind you, its no easy task piping these lovely flowers under heavy sedated pain killer, but it truly did make me forget the nagging pain.
Below .. Primrose, Daffodil, Rose, Daisy and Pansy
Royal icing is a hard white icing made from softly beaten egg white, powdered sugar and lemon or lime juice.
Because of the risk of salmonella when using raw egg whites, many have opted to use meringue powder, a fine white powder made from dried egg whites, sugar, salt, vanillin and gum.
When beaten with water and confectioners sugar it has the same consistency as icing made with fresh egg whites.
These days pasteurized eggs are easily available in any supermarkets, if you are a die hard fan of fresh egg white.
Royal icing made with meringue powder does not have a nice flavor as the icing made with egg whites, so adding about 1/2 teaspoon of clear vanilla extract solves the problem.
Royal icing are not to be refrigerated as the icing will become soft. It is important to cover icing at all time as it dries out quickly.
Royal Icing Using Meringue Powder:
4 cups icing sugar
3 tablespoons meringue powder
1/2 teaspoon extract (vanilla, lemon, almond)
5 - 6 tablespoon water
Make sure all the utensils are grease free. Add all the ingredients above in a mixer and beat for about 7 min till its white and fluffy. Cover with damp clothe.
Enjoy.
Jue
Make sure all the utensils are grease free. Add all the ingredients above in a mixer and beat for about 7 min till its white and fluffy. Cover with damp clothe.
Enjoy.
Jue
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