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Royal icing
Photo: Ernest Porzi

Royal icing

5 ingredients 30 min Makes enough for 1 20cm cake openrecipes

Everyone's favourite baker Mary Berry gives you the lowdown on making the perfect royal icing.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

139
Calories
7g
Protein
5g
Fat
17g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 675g/1½lb icing sugar
  • 3 free-range egg whites
  • 3 tsp lemon juice
  • 1½ tsp glycerine
  • extra egg white

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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