Royal Icing

wallbash

Don't normally post on this section , find me on the diy!
But today I made my xmas cake , still got at least another hour in the oven.
My problem is with my Royal Icing , last year it was too hard . cant afford :rolleyes:
dentist bills , so I wondered where I went wrong. ?

3 egg whites , 1 1/2 lbs of icing sugar .1 teaspoon glycerine
lemon juice a few drops

Must have royal icing ..... but not as hard , am i asking Santa too much?

almond

use merriwhite or you can get dried egg whites from supermarket

wallbash

Googled merriwhite , its a substitute for egg whites ???
But will it give me softer Royal icing


Checked out Deliah , but I seemed to be using her method.

Is it more ...or ... less glycerine the problem ???

almond

hi
i did about 4 years cake decorating and never used egg whites always merriwhite, we never put in glycerine but before i did the course i used to put
in a teaspoon, do you have a cake decorating shop nearby or order some off internet,

wallbash

So its use merriwhite , forget the glycerine
Many thanks