Culinary Institute of America

Royal Icing Box Cake

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    50

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
top 1000Baking & Pastry: Mastering the Art and Craft
Baking & Pastry

By Culinary Institute of America

Published 2015

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Ingredients

Ingredient U.S. Metric
Shortening As needed As needed

Method

  1. Rub a 5-in/13-cm square wooden board with shortening.
  2. Roll the fondant to ⅛ in/0.3 cm thickness, lay over the board, and smooth out. Trim the fondant to the bottom of the board with a paring knife and attach a ¼-in/0.6-cm ribbon at the edge to hide any inconsistencies. The ribbon should match the colors of the panels for the cake. A small dot of hot glue can se