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royal icing

British  

noun

  1. a hard white icing made from egg whites and icing sugar, used for coating and decorating cakes, esp fruit cakes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A cake decorator from Australia was in the U.K. learning from masters of overpiping — the technique of building up layers and layers of piped royal icing to create incredible sugar masterpieces.

From Salon Feb. 3, 2023

This is a recipe for royal icing to decorate cutout sugar cookies.

From New York Times Dec. 29, 2022

My favorite way to decorate sugar cookies — especially for holidays and special occasions — is by using royal icing.

From Salon Dec. 19, 2021

The secret to getting precise lines, dots, and other details with royal icing is using a squeeze bottle.

From Salon Dec. 19, 2021

Turn them out of the pans bottom side up, and frost the bottom and sides with royal icing while they are still warm.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary

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