So I've made royal icing a fair few times before, but more last year and my memory is bad.
I am now staying in south africa, so at the baking supply store i got some meringue powder called actiwhite. I used the following recipe:
2 lbs {1bag} confectioners sugar
1/3 c. plus one tablespoon meringue powder
about 3/4c. water
I did this and instead of taking 6 or 7 minutes to form stiff peaks it took 30 seconds! It was super light and creamy just like meringue and not royal icing... So I carried on beating it and nothing changed, I decided to add little bits of water as i was getting angry and thought it might work. I didnt. I piped out a few lines and it didn't set. After 10 minutes the lines would crumble and be almost dusty when i pressed them.
So I did some research on actiwhite and the only information i could find was that
1tsp actiwhite + 2tsp water = 1 egg white
So I thought i would take a recipe using egg whites and sub in the actiwhite. this didnt work either. It kind of did the same thing.
I have wasted so much icing sugar now. And i desperately need to make a batch of good royal icing to decorate some cookies!!!!!!!
I phoned the baking shop to ask if actiwhite was the same as other meringue powders and the lady said yes, so i asked if she knew a recipe and she was quite rude and very unhelpful and told me no and said goodbye.
please help meeeeeeeeee !
I am now staying in south africa, so at the baking supply store i got some meringue powder called actiwhite. I used the following recipe:
2 lbs {1bag} confectioners sugar
1/3 c. plus one tablespoon meringue powder
about 3/4c. water
I did this and instead of taking 6 or 7 minutes to form stiff peaks it took 30 seconds! It was super light and creamy just like meringue and not royal icing... So I carried on beating it and nothing changed, I decided to add little bits of water as i was getting angry and thought it might work. I didnt. I piped out a few lines and it didn't set. After 10 minutes the lines would crumble and be almost dusty when i pressed them.
So I did some research on actiwhite and the only information i could find was that
1tsp actiwhite + 2tsp water = 1 egg white
So I thought i would take a recipe using egg whites and sub in the actiwhite. this didnt work either. It kind of did the same thing.
I have wasted so much icing sugar now. And i desperately need to make a batch of good royal icing to decorate some cookies!!!!!!!
I phoned the baking shop to ask if actiwhite was the same as other meringue powders and the lady said yes, so i asked if she knew a recipe and she was quite rude and very unhelpful and told me no and said goodbye.
please help meeeeeeeeee !
