How to Make Royal Icing - Gemma's Bold Baking Basics Ep 30

Hi Bold Bakers! Royal icing is an important recipe that I want you to have in your repertoire. It is used to decorate cakes, cookies, and even gingerbread houses. It's really easy to make and I'm going to show you how. We're going to start out on our kitchen mixer. Into the bowl we're going to add in some room temperature egg whites. Then we're just going to turn on the machine and whip them up for a minute or two until they get foamy. Once it's nice and foamy like this, we're going to add in some lemon juice. And then very slowly, while the machine is on medium speed, we're going to add in the sugar bit by bit until we get the consistency that we want. Once all your sugar has gone in there, go in with a spatula and then just bring down any dry sugar that is around the sides of the bowl. So this is also a really good time to check the texture of your frosting. This is great for flooding if you're decorating cookies, but if you're making maybe a traditional Irish Christmas cake or something like that, you might want to add in a little bit more icing sugar to make it even thicker. But this is perfect for us. I use this royal frosting to decorate cookies for the holidays, but if you want even more inspiration, check out my website, BiggerBolderBaking.com. I hope you liked this Bold Baking Basic. I have lots more just like them, so make sure you check them out.