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Royal Icing Buttercream Recipe for Cakes and Cookies

Amy
Royal icing buttercream recipe for cakes and cookies has simple ingredients. And it is perfect for desserts from cut-out sugar cookies to gingerbread cookies and your favorite cake decorating.
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Prep Time 2 minutes
mixing 7 minutes
Total Time 9 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 14 tablespoons
Calories 92 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Large bowl
  • 1 hand mixer
  • 1 Whisk
  • 1 spoon
  • 1 piping bag optional
  • 1 Airtight container

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoon unsalted butter softened
  • 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

  • In a mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients for your icing and whisk together well.
  • Using a hand mixer on low speed, mix ingredients together. I mixed for seven minutes, giving me the perfect consistency.
  • Now you have finished making the white icing of the royal icing buttercream. You can spoon it into a piping bag or spoon it directly onto your baked good.
  • Now it is time to ice. I waited 2-3 minutes before doing so. Choose the right consistency you would prefer for your cutout cookies or other baked goods.

Notes

Storage

If you have leftover royal icing, store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to two days. It will need to be stirred up really well when using it again. And in my experience, it will be thinner icing when decorating.
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