Aimee Ryan

Royal Icing

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    650 g

    (enough for 1 large icing bag)
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      10 min

Appears in
Great British Vegan: Simple, plant-based recipes to cook the nation's favourite dishes
Great British Vegan

By Aimee Ryan

Published 2021

  • About

An essential for decorating gingerbread men or other biscuits. This icing sets just like regular royal icing – you won’t know the difference.

Ingredients

  • 135 ml/4½ fl oz (generous ½ cup) aquafaba
  • 500

Method

  1. Put the aquafaba in a large mixing bowl and whisk with an electric hand whisk or stand mixer until foamy. Sift in the icing sugar, a little at a time, and continue to mix for about 10 minutes, until the sugar is incorporated and the mixture is thick and glossy.
  2. Add the glycerine and keep whisking until soft peaks are formed. It should now be a pipeable consiste