Almond Icing

Name: Almond Icing
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: icing sugar 3¾ lb.; Ground almonds 2½ lb.; the yolks of 8 eggs; the yolks of 8 eggs; one teaspoonful of orange flower water, and 1 teaspoonful of vanilla.; 1 tablespoonful of rum; one teaspoonful of orange flower water, and 1 teaspoonful of vanilla.

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Good Things in England

By Florence White

Published 1932

About

For a three-tier cake of the above size the following amounts of ingredients will be required for the almond icing:

Ingredients

Ground almonds 2½ lb.
icing sugar 3¾ lb.
the yolks of

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Mix as usual to a stiff paste.
Brush the cake all over with apricot jam.
Roll out a length of almond icing the size and height of the sides of the cake; roll out a piece the size of the top and put these on.
Press down and,
Roll smooth with a rolling-pin, and with a sharp knife trim the edges sharp.