Name: ROYAL ICING
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons meringue powder; ⅔ cup water (divided); 4 cups powdered sugar; 2 teaspoons glycerin; 3 tablespoons corn syrup; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

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Servings: cups

Author: Ciarra Melvin, owner, C’s Mad Batter Cakery in Sparks

Ingredients

3 tablespoons meringue powder
⅔ cup water divided
4 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons glycerin
3 tablespoons corn syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

In a mixer bowl, combine meringue powder and ⅓ cup water. Mix for a few minutes. Add powdered sugar, glycerin, corn syrup, and vanilla, then mix. With mixer on, slowly add remaining ⅓ cup of water. If the icing is still too thick, add drops of water until it resembles the consistency of creamy peanut butter. Beat it for 5 to 7 minutes. Melvin puts a bead of water in the bottom of a Tupperware bowl before adding icing, covers bowl, and stores it for a few days on the counter.

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