Royal Icing

Ingredients

First coat:



Second coat:

1 lb icing sugar
� teaspoon glycerine
2 large egg whites

� lb icing sugar
� teaspoon glycerine
2 small egg whites

Method

First coat: Sift the icing sugar. Add the glycerine to the egg whites. Gradually work in two-thirds of the sieved icing sugar, and beat well. Add the remaining icing sugar. The icing should be thick enough to stand in peaks before use. The first coat of icing should be allowed 2 days to dry out before the second coat is applied.

Mix the second coat of icing in the same way. The icing should be thinner than that used for the first coat, but sufficiently thick to coat the back of a wooden spoon.

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