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From Sally's Baking Addiction

My Favorite Royal Icing

Time
5 min
Makes
3
Ingredients
5
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Ingredients

Amounts
  • 4 cups (480g) confectioners’ sugar, sifted, plus more as needed
  • 3 Tablespoons meringue powder (not plain egg white powder)
  • 9 Tablespoons room-temperature water, plus more as needed
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract or 1/2 teaspoon of your favorite flavored extract, such as lemon, coconut, or peppermint (optional)
  • optional for decorating: gel food coloring (I love this food coloring kit)
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“What I'm missing” leaves off staples you almost certainly have — salt, pepper, oil, water — and anything already in your pantry.

The method

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