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- Add food coloring to represent holiday colors
- Using a pastry bag allows for a more detailed design
- Pre-made icing decorations are available in most grocery stores
- Royal icing is commonly used as glue and decoration in gingerbread houses
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Icing is used to decorate the tops of cakes and cookies. When using a pastry bag icing can take the form or flowers and leaves and many other ornate designs and writings. Icing is usually made with sugar mixed with a combination of butter or shortening, milk, food coloring and flavor extracts.
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Types
- Ganache: Thin coating of Milk, Dark, or White Chocolate poured over a cake.
- Buttercream: Rich mixture of shortening (usually not butter) and sugar, whippped and spread over a cake.
- Fondant: Thick sugar paste, rolled out and placed over the cake.
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Icing Questions
Does anyone have the recipe for ice? Our icemaker on the fridge broke yesterday and I'm not sure I remember how to make ice. 3 AnswersI'm not sure if you're being serious or not, but ice is frozen water. You just have to freeze some water in an ice tray. read more
Whats the best ice cream? 8 AnswersMy vote is for Bryers Butter Pecan !! The best Ice Cream !! Smooth, fresh, carb smart and best of all, All Natural. http://www.breyersicecream.com/#/home/. I lo... read more
Which was the first commercial iced tea? 2 AnswersIn 1904, World's fair in St. Louis where Iced Tea was popularised for the first time as commercial. http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/IcedTeaHistory.htm ... read more -




