Red, White, and Blue Royal Icing

Name: Red, White, and Blue Royal Icing
Yield: 4 c.
Ingredients: 1 c. water; 1/2 c. meringue powder (see Note); 2 lb. confectioners' sugar; Gel-paste food coloring in Red Red, Royal Blue, and Navy Blue (see Note)

Published: May 18, 2013

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Yields:

4 c.

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To make the spectacular bursts, you'll need three pastry bags -- one for each color. Fit one bag with a small round tip (we used Ateco #2) and the remaining two with very small tips (such as Ateco #0).

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Ingredients

1 cup water
1/2 cup meringue powder (see Note)
2 lb. confectioners' sugar
Gel-paste food coloring in Red Red, Royal Blue, and Navy Blue (see Note)

Directions

1. Step 1Whisk water and meringue powder with a mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form, about 3 minutes. Add sugar, and beat until icing holds a ribbonlike trail on the surface for 5 seconds when beater is raised. (Icing should be the consistency of glue.)
2. Step 2Transfer two-thirds of the white icing to the squeeze bottle with the larger hole or to the pastry bag fitted with the larger tip.
3. Step 3Divide remaining icing in half, and tint one half using red food coloring and the other half using the 2 blue food colorings until desired colors are achieved.
4. Step 4Transfer red and blue icings to the remaining 2 squeeze bottles or the pastry bags fitted with the smaller tips.
  
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