Ingredients For Sugar Syrup Sugar 450g Water 180g Lime 1 piece
Boil all sugar, water and lime on medium heat for about 20-30mins.
How To Make 1. Cream butter and margarine until light and fluffy. 2. Add cold sugar syrup, little by little for 1 min. 3. Continue mixing for another 2-3 mins.
Royal Icing
Ingredients Icing sugar 1580g Egg whites 245g lime or vinegar 7g Blue coloring 1/2 drop
How To Make 1. Beat egg whites for 2-3 mins on high speed. 2. Replace whisk with beater and add icing sugar gradually. 3. Add lime or vinegar and lastly add the blue coloring.
How To Make 1. Boil sugar, glucose and water to 118 degrees C. 2. Stir in the ground almonds 3. Stir in the egg whites 4. Pour out onto a flat surface and work into pliable paste. 5. Add icing sugar. 6. Keep paste in an air-tight container or plactic bag to prevent skinning.
How To Make 1. Sprinkle gelatin over water and double boil. 2. Add warm glucose syrup followed by sorbitol. 3. Pour solution into a mixer and mix with a paddle. 4. Add icing sugar gradually and mix on slow speed. 5. Remove sugar paste and knead in icing sugar if necessary.
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