Is There A Way To Make Royal Icing Not So Hard?

Baking By Juds2323 Updated 21 Dec 2006 , 9:31pm by DianeLM

Juds2323 Posted 21 Dec 2006 , 7:02pm

I would like a frosting for my cutout cookies this year somewhere between the softness of buttercream and royal. Is there any way to do this?

Judi

4 replies

finnox Posted 21 Dec 2006 , 8:36pm

Yes when making buttercream icing the more powder sugar you add the harder it becomes.

DianeLM Posted 21 Dec 2006 , 9:23pm

I add a couple of tablespoons of corn syrup to my royal. It's harder than buttercream, but doesn't shatter like straight royal.

nglez09 Posted 21 Dec 2006 , 9:26pm

I think if you make the consistency thinner, the icing will not dry as hard. HTH.

DianeLM Posted 21 Dec 2006 , 9:31pm

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Originally Posted by nglez09

I think if you make the consistency thinner, the icing will not dry as hard. HTH.

No, it will still dry very hard. That's why the animals on my jungle cakes can stand up even though they've been filled in with very thin royal.

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