Print: Stiff Royal Icing

This stiff royal icing recipe makes gingerbread house icing you can eat. It holds together really well! To use it, place it in a piping bag or use a spatula to spread onto the gingerbread house pieces to stick them together. This icing can also be used to decorate the tops of cookies.

Prep

12 min

Cook

19 min

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients

0.5 cups meringue powder
1 tablespoon meringue powder
1 cup warm water
0.75 teaspoons cream of tartar
12 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons warm water , or as needed

Instructions

1 Beat both amounts of meringue powder, 1 cup warm water, cream of tartar, then confectioners' sugar in a large bowl using an electric mixer on low.
2 Scrape down sides of bowl and increase mixer speed to medium; beat until fluffy and shiny, 6 to 8 minutes.
3 If frosting is too stiff, beat in 2 tablespoons warm water, or as needed, adding water in small amounts. Keep frosting covered with a damp towel until needed.

Nutrition per serving

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