Royal Icing Made With Meringue Powder. This Royal Icing recipe is easily scalable. Free of meringue powder or even egg whites safe for consumption for everyone chef Ryan Scotts recipe for royal icing is fuss-free.
Its based on a ratio of 3 parts sugar to 1 part meringue powder. It is desirable for cookie decorators because it hardens quickly. You whip it with a whisk and it becomes voluminous and fluffy.
Adding Water to Your Royal Icing.
I use 12 cup plus 2 tablespoons of meringue powder per 2 pounds of confectioners sugar yes some would say thats a lot of meringue powder. Royal Icing with Meringue Powder Combine all ingredients together in mixing bowl. I make my royal icing with meringue powder which consists of dry powdered egg white and stabilizers you can read more on the different forms of egg white below. Different brands meringue powder has different recipes for.