Glacé Icing Recipes

Basic Glacé Icing Recipe plus variations and flavoured Glace Icing Recipes

Ingredients for basic Glace Icing
 

100g/4oz  Icing (confectioners) Sugar - sieved
Approx 30ml/2 tbsp Water
 

This icing recipe is sufficient to cover 10-12 cupcakes or fairy cakes, 24 small biscuits (cookies) or the top of a 20cm/8-inch cake.  If you wish to use the glace icing for piping, such as on gingerbread men or biscuits,  add a little more icing sugar to give a slightly thicker consistency.

Instructions

Place the sieved icing sugar in a mixing bowl, add the water and any flavouring or colouring and beat until smooth and thick enough to thickly coat the back of a spoon.

If you find the mixture is too thin, add  more sieved icing sugar. If it's too thick add more water a few drops at a time as a little liquid goes a long way.

Glace Icing Recipe Variations

Coloured Glace Icing Recipe

Add 2-3 drops of food colouring. Be very careful not to add too much.

Orange Glace Icing Recipe

Replace the water with fresh Orange Juice or undiluted Orange squash

Lemon Glace Icing Recipe

Replace the water with fresh Lemon Juice

Chocolate Glace Icing Recipe

Sift 2 teaspoons of cocoa powder in with the icing sugar before adding the water
 

Coffee Glace Icing Recipe

Substitute the water with strong black coffee

Vanilla Glace Icing Recipe

Add a few drops of Vanilla Extract

Almond Glace Icing Recipe

Add a few drops of Almond Essence

Rum Glace Icing Recipe

Substitute the water with Rum

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