Alternative to Royal Icing.....

**Beach Mama** · December 9th, 2012, 09:37 AM

DS is allergic to raw egg so royal icing is out, I want to make sugar cookies with the kids to decorate, any ideas on other icing please???!!!

**Purple Penguin** · December 9th, 2012, 09:46 AM

You can use a basic icing mix with
500g icing sugar
2 tsp melted butter
2 tablespoons hot water

Just adjust to consistency you require

**Tinks** · December 9th, 2012, 09:47 AM

I make an icing with just a cup of icing sugar, a teaspoon of butter or margarine and a few drops of hot water. You can make it as thick enough to pipe (add more icing sugar) or thin (more water) as you like and it sets reasonably hard.

haha. Snap PP.

**Beach Mama** · December 9th, 2012, 09:52 AM

Oh that's easy thanks chicks - do I need to beat it or just mix together? Can I add food colouring??

**Tinks** · December 9th, 2012, 09:54 AM

I just mix it with a fork, yes you can add food colouring.

**Beach Mama** · December 9th, 2012, 09:57 AM

Thanks lovely! xoxo

**STARRYSKY** · December 9th, 2012, 10:40 AM

you can also make royal with the "orgran no egg" egg replacer, same as royal icing but use the no egg in place of egg whites..

(I use meringue powder in my royal, which has dehydrated egg whites.. not sure if thats still out?)

you could also use a glaze icing, which will set like royal, icing sugar, corn syrup (glucose syrup) and a dash on milk, can still be coloured etc..

**Beach Mama** · December 9th, 2012, 10:56 AM

Oooh I have no egg too! Thanks hun!

**AnyDream** · December 9th, 2012, 04:01 PM

There's this just add water royal icing mix you can get at the shops. You would need to check the packet but I'm pretty sure it doesn't have egg in it. You can add extra water to make it runnier.

**Netix** · December 9th, 2012, 07:13 PM

I read the other day melting white chocolate and mixing in icing sugar to use as an egg free royal icing alternative. It was actually on bb.

**Beach Mama** · December 9th, 2012, 08:05 PM

Ya know Netix I have a funny feeling I posted the same thread before now that you mention the white choc

Clearly should have searched first.....

Thanks everyone, ran out of time today so will trial on Thursday!

**Netix** · December 9th, 2012, 08:59 PM

Lol Tan. Sorry, I can't remember what it was I searched for to come up with it. It had something to do with either royal icing or gingerbread houses. Good luck.