CAKE ICING | CAKE RECIPE

CAKE ICING

For decorating the mouth-watering dessert, cake, we use glace fruit, nuts, tinted coconut,fruits  dipped in caramel, chocolate curls or other icing. Here are the recipe of few familiar icings.

Additional Tip : For icing use dry and clean utensils and  flavour delicately avoiding strong colouring.

GLACE ICING

Yield – 4 Tbsp.

Ingredients:

• Icing sugar – 55g.
• Warm water – ¾ tsp.
• Vanilla essence- few drops

Method :

1. Sieve the icing sugar.
2. Add the water gradually and beat with a firm spoon until smooth and glossy. Add water if required, so it just has a pouring consistency.
3.  Add essence and mix.

 Additional Tip : Can use strong coffee or orange juice or lemon juice instead of water for flavour.

CHOCOLATE GLACE ICING

Yield – 4 Tbsp.

Ingredients:

• Icing sugar – 55g.
• Cocoa – 2 Tbsp.
• Butter – a knob
• Warm water – ¾ tsp.
• Vanilla essence- few drops

Method:

1. Sieve the icing sugar and cocoa.
2. Add the water and the melted butter gradually and beat with a firm spoon until smooth and glossy. Add water if required, so it just has a pouring consistency.
3.  Add essence and mix.

BUTTER GLACE ICING

Yield – 5 Tbsp.

Ingredients:

• Icing sugar – 55g.
• Butter – 25g
• Warm water – ¾ tsp.
• Vanilla essence- few drops

Method:

1. Cream the butter until soft but do not warm it.
2. Beat in a sieved sugar till smooth and fluffy.

CHOCOLATE BUTTER GLACE ICING 

Yield – 5 Tbsp.

Ingredients:

• Icing sugar – 55g.
• Butter – 25g
• Cocoa – 2Tbsp.
• Warm water – ¾ tsp.
• Vanilla essence- few drops

Method:

1. Cream the butter until soft but do not warm it.
2. Beat in a sieved sugar and cocoa till smooth and fluffy.

ROYAL ICING

Yield – 6 Tbsp.

Ingredients:

• Icing sugar – 55g.
• Egg white – ½
• Lime juice – 1 tsp.

Method:

1. Beat the egg white with a rotary beater.
2. Sieve icing sugar and add it to the egg white along with lime juice beating constantly.
3. Beat until the mixture is white and firm enough to stand up.

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