PLZ PLZ PLZ HELP!!!! i'm really in trouble here!!!?!
can u plz give me a recipe for some good piping icing to put on cookies and cupcakes and cakes, it'd b good if i didn't need cream or something! ^_^ thankies!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
This is for cookies:
ROYAL ICING
This smooth, hard-drying icing is perfect for making decorations that last!. It is also useful as a "cement" to fasten decorations together!. Royal icing is edible, but not recommended for icing cakes!.
Ingredients:
? 3 Tablespoons Meringue Powder
? 1 lb!. (4 cups) confectioners' sugar
? 6 Tablespoons warm water*
Beat all ingredients until icing forms peaks (7-10 minutes at low speed with a heavy-duty mixer, 10-12 minutes at high speed with a hand-held mixer)!. Recipe makes 3 cups!.
NOTE: Keep all utensils completely grease-free for proper icing consistency!.
* For stiffer icing, use 1 tablespoon less water!.
**When using large countertop mixer or for stiffer icing, use 1 tablespoon less water!.
Thinned Royal Icing: To thin for pouring, add 1 teaspoon water per cup of royal icing!. Use grease-free spoon or spatula to stir slowly!. Add ? teaspoon water at a time until you reach proper consistency!.
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This is for cakes and cupcakes:
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
Makes enough for one 2-layer 9-inch cake or 2 dozen cupcakes*
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
6 to 8 cups confectioners’ sugar
1/2 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Place the butter in a large mixing bowl!. Add 4 cups of the sugar and then the milk and vanilla!. On the medium speed of an electric mixer, beat until smooth and creamy, about 3-5 minutes!. Gradually add the remaining sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating well after each addition (about 2 minutes), until the icing is thick enough to be of good spreading consistency!. You may not need to add all of the sugar!. If desired, add a few drops of food coloring and mix thoroughly!. (Use and store the icing at room temperature because icing will set if chilled!.) Icing can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
ROYAL ICING
This smooth, hard-drying icing is perfect for making decorations that last!. It is also useful as a "cement" to fasten decorations together!. Royal icing is edible, but not recommended for icing cakes!.
Ingredients:
? 3 Tablespoons Meringue Powder
? 1 lb!. (4 cups) confectioners' sugar
? 6 Tablespoons warm water*
Beat all ingredients until icing forms peaks (7-10 minutes at low speed with a heavy-duty mixer, 10-12 minutes at high speed with a hand-held mixer)!. Recipe makes 3 cups!.
NOTE: Keep all utensils completely grease-free for proper icing consistency!.
* For stiffer icing, use 1 tablespoon less water!.
**When using large countertop mixer or for stiffer icing, use 1 tablespoon less water!.
Thinned Royal Icing: To thin for pouring, add 1 teaspoon water per cup of royal icing!. Use grease-free spoon or spatula to stir slowly!. Add ? teaspoon water at a time until you reach proper consistency!.
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This is for cakes and cupcakes:
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
Makes enough for one 2-layer 9-inch cake or 2 dozen cupcakes*
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
6 to 8 cups confectioners’ sugar
1/2 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Place the butter in a large mixing bowl!. Add 4 cups of the sugar and then the milk and vanilla!. On the medium speed of an electric mixer, beat until smooth and creamy, about 3-5 minutes!. Gradually add the remaining sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating well after each addition (about 2 minutes), until the icing is thick enough to be of good spreading consistency!. You may not need to add all of the sugar!. If desired, add a few drops of food coloring and mix thoroughly!. (Use and store the icing at room temperature because icing will set if chilled!.) Icing can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
1/3 cup shortening
2 cups powdered sugar
2 Tbls!. milk
Cream shortening & salt together!. Add the powdered sugar with the milk; beat until smooth & stiff enough to spread, adding a little more sugar or droplettes of milk if necessary to get perfect!. If you add liquid food coloring, consider that within your liquid!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
2 cups powdered sugar
2 Tbls!. milk
Cream shortening & salt together!. Add the powdered sugar with the milk; beat until smooth & stiff enough to spread, adding a little more sugar or droplettes of milk if necessary to get perfect!. If you add liquid food coloring, consider that within your liquid!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
nitric acid adds a very nice tasteWww@FoodAQ@Com