Royal Icing

Ingredients

• 3 large egg whites
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 (16-ounce) package powdered sugar

Steps

1. Combine egg whites (at room temperature) and cream of tartar in large mixing bowl.
2. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until frothy.
3. Gradually add powdered sugar, mixing well. Beat 5 to 7 minutes.

Notes

Yield: About 2 cups.

Note: Icing dries very quickly; keep covered at all times with plastic wrap.

Handwritten sideways in right margin of the paper: ‘Royal Icing’.

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