I've been making royal icing for years and never had a problem like this until the last few months. It seems like I get dark splotches on my cookies almost every time I make them now. The base coat dries for about 12 hours and then the splotches appear - mostly on the corners and edges. It looks almost like they are wet, but they're not.
I've tried changing meringue powders, baking the cookies longer, drying them with a fan, cleaning the bowl extra well to remove oil, but none of that has worked. I also thought it could be the humidity, but it happened in the winter a few times too so I don't think that's it. Any ideas???
Thanks!
I've tried changing meringue powders, baking the cookies longer, drying them with a fan, cleaning the bowl extra well to remove oil, but none of that has worked. I also thought it could be the humidity, but it happened in the winter a few times too so I don't think that's it. Any ideas???
Thanks!
