Royal Icing

By McVips

stiff decorating icing

Ingredients

• 3 egg whites
• 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
• 4 cups (1 lb.) unsifted confectioners sugar
• Food coloring (optional)
• Vanilla, lemon, peppermint, or other extract (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, whip the egg whites with the cream of tartar until foamy. Sprinkle in the sugar gradually, whipping all the while. The more you whip the icing, the stiffer it’ll be and the faster it will harden up. If you want to “paint” with the icing, you can use food coloring to create different colors and thin the icing with a few drops of water so it will flow.