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

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Example Sentences

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

Both rely entirely on royal icing, a multiuse mixture of confectioners' sugar and egg whites, plus an acid stabilizer that is firm upon piping and dries very hard.

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

Cover the top with a soft royal icing made of confectioners’ sugar and flavored the same as the filling.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary