Cakes, tarts, donuts, cookies and many other desserts look much more beautiful and appetizing when they are appropriately decorated. Icing is quick and easy to make and is one of the most popular ways to decorate desserts. If you want to make the icing instead of buying it, then you've come to the right place. We present some recipes and beautiful decoration ideas that you can use to decorate cookies and cakes for any occasion.
White icing is easy to make with just two ingredients. For this you usually need powdered sugar and a liquid of your choice, for example water. First, put 250 grams of powdered sugar in a bowl, then add three to four tablespoons of water little by little, stirring well with a whisk or fork. The glaze is ready when it forms a smooth mixture. You can now decorate the homemade cookies and sprinkle them with sugar sprinkles if desired.
The icing, which is best suited for decorating with a piping bag, is made from powdered sugar and egg whites. To do this you need 150 grams of sifted powdered sugar, a fresh egg white and a tablespoon of water or lemon juice. You should first beat the egg whites until foamy and then stir in the sifted powdered sugar and lemon juice. The resulting mixture should be thick, creamy and shiny and is best piped onto cookies, cakes, etc. using a piping bag.
With the egg white icing you can decorate cookies in different shapes with patterns and decorate them to suit a specific occasion. To do this, you will need a piping bag that will be used to create the desired pattern. However, if you don't have a piping bag at home, you can make one yourself from a freezer bag or baking paper.
If you would like to make a particularly white icing yourself without using egg whites, you can mix the powdered sugar with hot milk instead of water. With this icing you can decorate the homemade Christmas cookies by covering them completely with icing or just drawing the outlines.
You can also use sugar sprinkles, sugar pearls or another type of cake decoration. The cookie decoration should be glued to the icing before it dries. The decorations are best placed on oneGlue egg white icing.
If you want to create colorful cookies and biscuits, you can make a colorful icing by using food coloring. With just a few drops you get a brightly colored icing that you can use to color the cookies as you wish.
The glaze can also be colored in a natural way using colored liquids such as some juices. Mix the powdered sugar with 3-4 tablespoons of beetroot, blueberry or carrot juice instead of water and you can make your own colorful icing. However, this does not result in strong colors, but rather light pastel tones.
If you like to spend time baking, you can also decorate the homemade cookies appropriately for Christmas. Prepare the icing in white, red, green and blue, get edible decorations such as coconut flakes and glitter and you can decorate the cookies like presents, Christmas trees or snowflakes.
If you don't have powdered sugar at home, you can also make the icing with regular sugar in two ways. First, you can get powdered sugar from the granulated sugar by putting it in an electric coffee grinder. You can also make the icing by heating granulated sugar with water in a saucepan until the sugar is completely melted and drips down from the spoon in a thread. However, you should place the finished glaze in a boiling water bath, otherwise it may solidify while you work.
Homemade icing can be used to decorate cookies and biscuits for any occasion. ToHalloweenfor example, you can draw a skeleton on the cookie with white icing. With still liquid glaze in different colors, you can create beautiful marble effects or, for example, a spider web by dragging a toothpick across the colors.
Homemade cookies can be beautifully decorated with names or a personal message. You can use the icing to decorate any cake or cookies with writing. To practice, you can first write the lettering on a piece of white baking paper with a template underneath.
The sugar writing decorated desserts are perfect for a birthday party, baby shower, wedding and any other occasion. This way you can personalize cakes and cookies and surprise your friends and family.
You can not only decorate the cookies for a special occasion with the sugar glaze, but also make them with a delicate aroma. You can use fresh lemon juice, any liqueur or even wine when making the icing.
You can create beautiful figures for your cakes and cakes in a silicone praline mold. Buy a mold of your choice, prepare the sugar paste and fill the mold with it. Wait a few hours, then carefully pull out the finished figure and your cake decoration is ready.
The egg white icing is perfect for making small roses in any color. Fill a piping bag with a rose nozzle with the finished icing, pipe the roses onto baking paper and let them dry thoroughly. You can decorate cakes, cakes and muffins with the finished flowers.
You cannot make edible figures with simple icing because it is too liquid. Instead, a sugar paste, so-called fondant, is made, with which you can make any number of figures yourself.
Here you will find the ingredients for a sugar paste for decorating cakes and other desserts.
- 500 g powdered sugar, sifted
- 50 g water (protein works too)
- 50 g Glucose syrup
- 25g coconut oil
- 1/2 TL CMC Verdickungsmittel.
In the pictures you can see short instructions on how to make a rose out of fondant yourself. Please note that working with fondant is not an easy task and requires a lot of effort, some talent and a large amount of practice.
