Do You Know How To Make Royal Icing?

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If you are a novice at Gingerbread House-making, you may not know what Royal Icing is.
With the Orange Holiday Festival and Gingerbread House Contest coming up this weekend, It’s about time you learned!
According to thespruceeats.com, “Royal icing is the edible “glue” or mortar that holds a gingerbread house together and can be used to make fancy sugar decorations. It’s the best option for projects like gingerbread houses since, unlike buttercream frosting, royal icing will harden once dry. It’s the key to keeping your gingerbread house from falling down.”
There are only three ingredients to buy to make a decent sized batch of Royal Icing, they are:

  • 1 pound confectioners’ sugar, sifted, plus more as needed
  • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/2 cup (3 large) pasteurized egg whites, at room temperature

You will find the instructions for making the icing HERE.
Good Luck and have fun creating your gingerbread house entry.
This is what you need to know about the festival contest:

Houses will be on display at the Clark Building from 3-6 p.m.
All entries must be decorated with edible embellishments! No plastic trees or reindeer, so be creative!
Group entries are welcome! Prizes will be awarded!
Drop-off your entry at The Clark Building on Dec. 5 from 2-3 p.m. and pick up between 5:30-6 p.m.
Entries left behind will be discarded, so don’t forget to come back for yours!

We’ll see you on Sunday!