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Royal Icing Recipe

Royal Icing

Nigella Lawson

Recipe courtesy Nigella Lawson
(Copyright 2004, Feast, Hyperion, All Rights Reserved)

Show: Nigella FeastsEpisode: Just Desserts

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  • on February 24, 2012

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    I love this recipe; it's my go-to icing when I'm in a pinch and has worked every time. It also hardens to a smooth, glossy finish, which looks so great on cupcakes or petit fours. The trick is to prepare it right before it's time to frost, and cupcakes are fully cooled to room temperature, otherwise it hardens quickly.

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  • on May 30, 2011

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    Royal Icing is a ROYAL PAIN!!! This is the THIRD recipe I have tried and all have been miserable failures. Ither too thick or too thin. I am a baker and follow recipes to a tee. I have never had this many problems

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  • on February 06, 2010

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    Was looking for a soft glossy icing that went on with no 'spread marks' This went on like and ordinary powdered sugar frosting. Wonder what recipe I am looking for??

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  • on April 07, 2009

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    This is the best and easiest royal icing recipe I've come across. I think people need to remember that this icing DOES get hard, as it's designed to. It's meant for decorating and is NOT a rich buttercream. This icing is also good for keeping the cupcakes underneath quite fresh for a day or two longer, if you ice the entire top and take it all the way to the cupcake paper.

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  • on December 12, 2008

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    This recipe is fool-proof. Really! Just remember to beat until it is the consistency you need/want. I used it for my gingerbread cookies and it's to die for with a little extra lemon juice than the recipe calls for. I'm a big fan of Nigella and all her recipes are great.

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  • on August 02, 2008

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    Tried this with a great deal of doubt (having grown up icing from the can but will never go back--this was marvelous; so easy and incredibly good--and it looked as good as on tv! Thank you so much Nigella!

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  • on August 02, 2008

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    Great Tasting

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  • on June 15, 2008

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    not sure what went wrong for the others, i used real egg whites and had to beat with the electric beater for a good 5mins and a further 2 after the juice was added. i added more than the required 1 tsp so its nice and lemony and i iced 60 small cupcakes and they are absolute heaven!
    this was my first attempt ever and im feeling rather clever.do try it!!!!!!

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  • on July 08, 2007

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    This was horrible. Wayyyy too lemony and sweet. I dipped my finger in the icing to taste it before icing my cupcakes, and it tasted bad, but I thought it might taste better on the cupcakes. I was wrong. I had one bite of a cupcake, and I didn't eat any more from the batch. The icing literally made me feel sick to my stomach. DO NOT make this, you will regret it!!

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  • on June 19, 2007

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    I've been a Nigella fan for years but have always had mixed results with her baking recipes. This icing wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I'm not much for overly sweet things. I waited in line for a cupcake at Magnolia in NYC and was thoroughly disappointed because it tasted like a sugar cube.

    This icing was very candy like and tasted much better the next day. The texture was interesting in combination with the soft cupcake. If you are going to decorate them, though, I do recommend doing that immediately after you ice. Don't wait until you ice all of them because it will be too hard. Next time I think I'll add vanilla. I didn't taste any lemon at all.

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