Royal Icing

Ingredients

3 tbsp Meringue Powder (see picture above)

4 c powdered sugar

6 tbsp warm water**

Yield: 3 cups of icing

Directions

Beat all ingredients until icing forms peaks (7-10 minutes at low speed with a heavy duty mixer, 10-12 minutes at high speed with a hand held mixer). For piping, place icing in a decorating bag. You can also tint the icing using food coloring. Be sure to keep icing covered or inside a decorating bag because it hardens very fast.

Note: keep all utensils completely grease-free for proper icing consistency.

* For stiffer icing, use 1 tbsp less water

**When using large counter top mixer, use 1 tbsp less water.

Recipe courtesy: Wilton