Royal Icing

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 1/4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 2 large egg whites
• 1 teaspoon strained fresh lemon juice
• assorted food coloring (optional)

Recipe

• 1 using electric mixer, beat 3 1/4 cups powdered sugar and egg whites until thick and shiny, adding more powdered sugar by tablespoonfuls if mixture is too thin to spread.
• 2 add lemon juice.
• 3 divide icing into portions, if desired, and add different food coloring to each. cover until ready to use.