How To Decorate A Christmas Cake With Royal Icing | Waitrose

[@2394Joseph]

Royal icing recipe for the purists amongst you: 3 Egg whites. 600g of Pure icing sugar sieved well (not icing mixture). 1 and a 1/2 Teaspoons of Glycerine.(optional). 1 Tablespoon spoon of lemon juice. Whisk the egg whites adding the icing sugar as you whisk. Beat well until the icing sugar makes soft peaks (like whipped cream). Then add the glycerine (if using) and the lemon juice. Once made, follow how this lovely lady iced her cake, or use a flat ruler (or similar) for a flat top and buy some cake ornaments and a cake ribbon to make it special for Christmas or Birthdays. Using the glycerine will make a slightly softer icing (not tooth braking).

[@MG63]

Excellent. Thank you. 🎄🎄😀😀

[@suzanneraymond6304]

Thanks so much Joseph

[@MG63]

Thank you Sir. Merry Christmas. 🎄❄️☃️⛄❄️🎄

[@denesestanley3966]

Thank you. Not a fan of marzipan since childhood but some ppl still want it. Thanks for this video

[@gloriabright273]

Never seen Royal icing made with just sugar and water...when I was training in a bakery we used egg white icing sugar and glycerine

[@wessexmatt]

You can buy "royal icing sugar" it has the dried egg white in so you just add the water 😀

[@carolwilson4151]

I've always used egg whites, and a tip from a master cake maker, I drop of blue colouring into the mix. This will keep the icing, snowy white! 👍

[@duben55]

Thank you!!! Can't wait till tomorrow to try!

[@clairebear9971]

I’ve never used royal icing before but last year I watched the Waitrose video on how to cover a Christmas cake with marzipan and fondant icing and it turned out well so I think this year I’ll try royal icing. But can someone tell me how much royal icing I would need to cover a cake of that size? I have a box of royal icing sugar but I don’t want to use the wrong amount and either run out midway through icing or have loads left over which would get thrown away

[@SmithyFlo]

What quantity of icing sugar did she use? She says how much water to add, but not how much icing sugar she was adding it to...

[@shallimar28]

can you decorate the royal icing cake with gum paste decorating will it interfere with the royal to setup ,I will be putting glycrene in it..??? .

[@9651Eddy]

Fantastic! Thank You.

[@deborahdewick1876]

Love it!

[@dianaoros1319]

how much icing sugar is used ?

[@lyssetteyoung4839]

yummy

[@timgallagher858]

Excellent tuition! What exactly is the purpose of the layer of warm jam between cake and marzipan? To stop marzipan a here to the cake? So a “lubricant “?

[@waitroseandpartners]

Hi Tim, glad you like the tuition! Adding the jam helps to adhere the marzipan to the cake. ^Alan

[@9651Eddy]

Jam is the glue to hold the marzipan in place.

[@timgallagher858]

@@9651Eddy thanks - I appreciate your reply- and I see that now, having done it. Jam beats superglue wrt marzipan!!

[@geminil2415]

It should be made clear from the start that this is not a royal icing from scratch but is a pre made Royal icing.

[@ivorputnam5958]

brilliant Instructor.

[@phatnarinhakan5160]

Very nice

[@katiefretwell5298]

How much icing sugar to how much water?

[@kenmcd2014]

How many more people are going to say where are the egg whites and lemon juice? Word to the wise, just read someone else's comment before posting your own. It is a pre-made mixture containing.........guess what?....... The egg whites and lemon. You just add some water :) :)

[@ramonaglaze8300]

can i add rum to the icing mix to level or balance the flavor of rum in my fruit cake?

[@roisinskelly1867]

joo boomrang mona glaze

[@ramonaglaze8300]

Roisin Skelly ?

[@C4m3r4b4g]

That's fondant icing! Royal icing is made with egg white, and I use lemon juice not water.

[@marija8771]

It’s not fondant at all! She uses a special sugar, royal icing sugar, only needs water.

[@zoesachdeva3920]

is it necacarry to use fondant

[@cliffcarlo180]

Is it what ?

[@tameikarich1603]

will the icing harden up when left to sit?

[@summerreyes4531]

It will if it's left uncovered..I generally put my iced cake in a container at Christmas +birthdays,just to keep it fresher..( Though a fruit cake lasts ages!).

[@RaeJewz_777]

what is marzipan?

[@summerreyes4531]

It's basically an almond flavour covering for a cake, that tends to go underneath icing,mainly on celebration cakes,though it can be used on small cakes that are eaten daily.

[@RaeJewz_777]

+Summer Reyes thanks

[@summerreyes4531]

You are more then welcome!😀

[@tomvalveede6808]

@@summerreyes4531 Here's an easy recipe from The Spruce Eats Ingredients: 1 lb. Almond paste, cut into small bits 3 c Powdered Sugar, sifted 2 Lg. Egg whites, or use Pasteurized whites from the store 1/4 t Almond extract Either in a stand mixer or a Food processor, combine the almond paste, egg whites and powdered sugar and beat until mixture has consistency of fine crumbs. Add the flavoring; beat in. Mixture should have a smooth texture. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap, keep chilled. Marzipan can be eaten as a candy. Usually it's tinted in pale colors or bright red and green to shape into Holly leaves and berries. I love it. It's more than a almond flavored covering. Go to Google for more ideas and recipes for marzipan. Good luck 🍀🍀🍀

[@9651Eddy]

Almond paste

[@francismcdonnell753]

Why marzipan & not almond paste? Why bother with the boiling & straining of the apricot jam, that’s just a waste of time.

[@SoniaJbrt]

Always yucky marsepan! I just want to crumb coat, next coat and decorate my daughter's Birthday cake with ONLY ROYAL ICING!

[@annettedodds3785]

Anyone watching this please do not make royal icing this way. This is glacé icing you would put on cup cakes. royal icing is made with egg white, a little lemon juice and a few drops of glycerine

[@kellygasson7302]

Annette Dodds, I did wonder what was happening with the water and lack of egg white, thank you for helping me out 😊😊

[@shallimar28]

Thank you dear Annette do you have a recipe?

[@Claire-zz9pj]

She used royal icing sugar that is pre-prepared with egg white and just needs water added. Silver Spoon royal icing sugar is available in the supermarkets.

[@louiswinterschladen6235]

Annette Dodds 8

[@ThePaulUK1]

Yes, could’ve been clearer. I was confused until someone pointed it out and I replayed. She does say “Royal Icing Sugar”

[@dianaoros1319]

// and this Royal icing is made only with icing sugar and water ? no white eggs ?

[@ThePaulUK1]

The egg white is in “Royal Icing Sugar” She is not using “Icing Sugar” she is using the ready mix “Royal Icing Sugar” ;)

[@johannesoosthuizen9117]

What is "ice ink" ?

[@pauldavison7105]

Icing , americans would say frosting.

[@jeannettethompson1833]

Water! I use egg whites

[@marija8771]

It’s a special sugar, royal icing sugar, only needs water.

[@jessvlogs113]

Please stop saying approximately

[@philiproe6391]

get a life and dont be so critical

[@marlenehinks4780]

Surely that's not royal icing just with water and icing sugar ? That is just what you mix for fairy cakes when you bake with kids .

[@ramonaglaze8300]

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[@immsworld]

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[@paulinopaulino621]

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[@Knappa22]

This is not royal icing. It is basic sugar frosting.

[@netturner3520]

It is Royal icing sugar. It's pre-made.

[@tomvalveede6808]

The egg whites are already in with the Powdered Sugar. 😋🎉

[@Knappa22]

@@tomvalveede6808 You're three years too late mate. See Net Turner above!

[@camillewalker937]

How is this royal icing? No egg whites? No lemon juice? It would taste awful. Not impressed with this at all.

[@adamgregory3536]

"Royal Icing Sugar", that substance contains dried egg white powder....

[@netturner3520]

Have you not seen the package in the super market. It's pre-made and it tastes no different to the old recipe.

[@chantillyp9733]

BS

[@amandasmith8212]

Come on Waitrose you can do better than this effort!