Comments on: Royal Icing Consistency

By: Charlie (Shar)

Charlie (Shar) — Thu, 04 May 2023 13:52:47 +0000

Lisa, I love your sense of humor. Some of the things you say are sooooo true. I have been trying to perfect icing and decorating now for two months. Yesterday I made for the first time icing that is stiff enough to work with. Except it may be too stiff. But at least I can add water. LOL

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:47:54 +0000

In reply to Mel Evans.

Hi Mel,

I usually use a PME #2 decorating tip to outline my cookies. If I want to go smaller sometimes I need to thin the icing ever so slightly so it doesn’t curl or get wonky when I pipe.

I’m so happy you’re decorating cookies and I’d love to see your work!

By: Mel Evans

Mel Evans — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 04:35:22 +0000

I just have really started getting in to decorating sugar cookies across the past year. Probably mostly out of laziness, I have been doing about a 15 second Icing because I don’t wanna bother to take the time and extra equipment to do the outline and the flood. But, I do think they look better when you do the outline and the flood … so I’m starting to wonder about Maybe giving it a try. My question is what size of piping tip do you use for the outline? When I use the thick icing for details, I find that it doesn’t squeeze out of the smaller tip very well and sometimes my outline gets kinked up a little bit? So I would think maybe you need like at least a 2 or a 3? Maybe if you can help me with that info, then I might actually try a the outline and flood method for my Easter cookies. Thank you!

By: Maria Pignone

Maria Pignone — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 20:57:51 +0000

Happy New Year Lisa,
May the New Year be better than this one.
I just finished reading your blog, you make an old lady from Riverside, CA feel like a 20 year old kid.
I will definitely try your methods for the RI. When I read your blog it’s like your reading my mind.
Thank you again for be a great teacher.

Your Pal,
Maria

By: Vicki B

Vicki B — Sat, 02 Nov 2019 02:39:38 +0000

Love her look of royal icing the taste of buttercream. I have been trying to combine them with not much luck, does anyone have a recipe for better tasting Royal icing that looks good too?

By: Tara

Tara — Sat, 07 Apr 2018 04:41:13 +0000

Thank you for this post and recipe post! It was very easy to follow and I got so many compliments on my cookies! I am looking forward to the 15 second icing tomorrow. 🙂

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 27 May 2017 00:24:56 +0000

In reply to Melanie. Happy early birthday Melanie!! I hope you get every cookie cutter you asked for and MORE!!! ;)

By: Melanie

Melanie — Fri, 26 May 2017 17:58:23 +0000

In reply to Greta. Haha... me too :D

By: Melanie

Melanie — Fri, 26 May 2017 17:55:44 +0000

I have been really struggling with my icing consistencies and have only realised a mistake has been made once it’s been mixed, put in the bag and onto the cookie, then I scream! The way you have described it makes perfect sense and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I have just started cookie decorating but I love it already. I have a birthday coming up and I have listed all the cookie cutters I would like.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:01:53 +0000

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This all makes sense now!