Wedding Cake Royal Icing Recipe. This cake and base were covered. In a deep bowl add meringue powder and warm water.
Gradually beat in 7 cups confectioners sugar. Icing Fondant Recipes Wilton icing recipes feature easy-to-follow instructions and all the ingredients you need to make the best icing for decorating and glazing. The second cake specially requested by Prince William is a McVities chocolate biscuit cake.
The royal icing recipe is pure white but not often used as an icing on a cake at least not in the US but Its perfect for piping royal icing flowers that can be mounted on wire lace lattice leaves snowflakes borders and string work.
The photo below is a close up of my sister in laws bridal cake. Add powdered sugar corn syrup and vanilla extract and start mixing at medium to medium-high speed. Beat this for about 1 minute until you have a white and frothy mixture. Traditional royal icing is made with a recipe of confectioners sugar varying amounts of water for various consistencies and either egg whites or meringue powder.