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I am finding my royal icing is soft , and I am not sure if its from the heat of my hands , or the recipe ? I do know the peak is to stand up ! or is it better to use parchment bag , !

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THANK YOU LINDA ; ) , I WILL BE TRYING AS MANY AS I CAN , HAVE TO GET TO THE STORE AND GET LOTS OF ps , I HAVE LOTS OF EGGS IN ALWAYS AND A 2&1/2 lb can of egg whites powder !from HONEYVILLE FARMS !

Exactly Linda - it's ideal for sturdy work, but borders on inedible!

Linda Wolff said:

I have also used the egg white recipe like what Katy was talking about, and it seemed to set up like concrete once it dried! Not such a bad thing when you are just learning how to do this stuff. Especially if there are very tiny lines you are making that you don't want to break.

OK ANOTHER ?? ! how about a good crusting buttercream ? duz any1 have a real good crusting one that holds up ! ?

The one I use, Gail is 10 oz. Crisco (about a cup and a half)

1 stick of real butter (optional...more for flavor)

2/3 cup water

3 pounds of powdered sugar (if using from grocery store bags, it equals 1 full bag and half of another) I personally I use Sam's 7 pound bags so I always weigh it. 

3 tbs. meringue powder

1 tsp. salt

1 tbs. vanilla

1 tsp. whatever other flavoring you want to add with.

If you omit the stick of butter, you will have a heavier icing that will crust up better. Because of my carpal tunnel, I try to keep it as soft as I dare without making the icing too soft and runny. I have to add that extra butter so that my wrists don't start tingling.

oh wow !, I just ran out of the 7 lb bag from sam's lol ,, but your recipe sounds so much better ! I never used the meringue in it , ! ; )) and only used 2 lb's of powder sugar ! well now , this is awesome , I use Crisco also , but only used 1 cup ! so this is a must recipe for me ! thank you so very much Linda

See how it works for you Gail! (For taste, I always use a tablespoon of vanilla...yummmmy) Post some good pics! By the way, I use a Kitchen Aid mixer and beat the living daylights out of for a good 10 minutes on high speed with a paddle beater, once all of the powdered sugar is incorporated into it all.

art deco cakes by galidink said:

oh wow !, I just ran out of the 7 lb bag from sam's lol ,, but your recipe sounds so much better ! I never used the meringue in it , ! ; )) and only used 2 lb's of powder sugar ! well now , this is awesome , I use Crisco also , but only used 1 cup ! so this is a must recipe for me ! thank you so very much Linda

WILL DO , ! I DO USE THE PADDLE ALSO ,  I don't think I ever beat it for 10 min tho ! thank you , I will let you know how all works out ,  

Gail, how did you get started on this?  Did you find a favorite tutorial or book?  I'd like to try it but I need something simple.

its a craftys class.  but as Linda and Katy ! HAVE  been given me lots of tips ! , iv seen so many beautiful piping's on cake , I need to try , ; )) I just love them , LINDA , DUZ AWESOME JOB ON THEM !  so , I am practicing and posting how far I am getting , you really should try it , it is fun , and oh so pretty , post pictures on this discussion so we can all do it together ,

more practice work

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Okay, I found one of my cakes that is over piped in butter cream. I cut a portion of the picture hopefully, showing a little more close up. We will see.....

Here is another picture that may not be so grainy of a different cake. I don't know if you can actually call it over piping, but possibly? It's also butter cream.

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