Royal Icing
Royal icing is a type of icing that dries to a hard sheen.
Ingredients
- 2 large egg whites
- ⅛ teaspoon cream of tartar
- 2 ½ cups (300 g / 11 oz) confectioners' sugar
- Liquid or paste food coloring
Ingredients for 14 servings (415 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites on low for about 1 minute until they become loose.
Mixer - 2
Add the cream of tartar and continue mixing on low until the whites become frothy, about 2 minutes.
- 3
Gradually add the confectioners' sugar with the mixer on low.
- 4
Continue to mix until the icing holds a stiff peak and is dull in appearance, about 2 minutes. The icing is ready to use for piping lines.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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