Homemade Recipes

Ingredients:

1 pound confectioners’ sugar

5 tablespoons meringue powder

Liquid or gel-paste food coloring (optional)

Method:

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine sugar, meringue powder, and a scant ½ cup water on low speed. Beat until mixture is fluffy yet dense, 7 to 8 minutes.

To thin the icing for flooding (filling in areas with a thin layer of icing), stir in additional water, 1 teaspoon at a time. Test the consistency by lifting a spoonful of icing and letting it drip back into the bowl; a ribbon should remain on the surface for 5 to 7 seconds.

To tint icing, dip a toothpick or wooden skewer into food coloring, and gradually mix it in until the desired shade is reached.