Basic Icing





Basic Icing

MARZIPAN

750gm icing sugar
200gm ground almonds
2 egg yolks
2 teaspoons glycerine
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Few drops almond essence/ vanilla essence

Sift the icing sugar into a large bowl. Remove a cupful for kneading. Stir the almonds into the icing sugar and make well in the centre. Mix together the yolks, glycerine, lemon juice and almond/vanilla essence and pour into the well. Stir with a knife until stiff.
Use the reserved sugar to dust a work surface and knead the marzipan for 3-5 minutes, adding more sugar to prevent sticking. Knead until smooth and pliable.
Use immediately or wrap in plastic and store in an air tight container in a cool place (not the fridge) for up to 3 days. Roll out on a surface dusted with icing sugar to use.

ROYAL ICING

7 eggs white
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1.75kg icing sugar

Put the eggs white in the bowl of an electric mixer. Stir in the sugar. Beat on slow speed for 4 minutes for ‘soft peak’ or 5 minutes for ‘firm peak’.
‘Soft peak’ will be the first consistency reached and is used for coating cakes and piping with tubes. When lifted from the bowl with a spatula the peak will stand up but droop slightly at tip.
For ‘firm peak’ icing, beat until the icing has a definite peak that will not fall when shaken.
(Makes enough to cover a 22cm [9 inch] cake, make decorations and cover a board)

SUGAR PASTE

5 tablespoons gelatin
125 ml liquid glucose
1 tablespoon glycerine
1 kg icing sugar

Sprinkle the gealtine over 3 tablespoons water in a small bowl. Leave until the gelatine is spongy. Place the bowl in a pan of hot water and stir until the gelatine is spongy. Place the bowl in a pan of hot water and stir until the gelatine has dissolved. Add the glucose and glycerine and stir until melted. Cool for 1 minute.
Sift the icing sugar into a large bowl. Remove a cupful for kneading. Make a well in the centre of the icing sugar and pour in the gelatine mixture. Combine with a wooden spoon, then use a dry hand to knead until the icing has a dough-like texture, adding a little of the reserved icing sugar if necessary. Turn out onto a work surface dusted with icing sugar and knead until smooth and pliable, adding more icing sugar as necessary to prevent sticking.
Use immediately, or wrap in plastic and store in anairtight container in a cool place (not the fridge) for up to 3 days. Roll out on a surface dusted with icing sugar to use.

BUTTER CREAM

½ cup cream wel/ shortening
½ cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
4 cups icing sugar
2 tablespoons fresh milk

In large bowl, cream well and butter with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add vanilla essence, mix well. Gradually add sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed, scrape sides and bottom of bowl often. When all sugar has been mixed in, icing will appear dry. Add milk, beat at medium speed, until light and fluffy. Keep icing covered with a damp. Cloth until ready to use. For best result, keep icing bowl in refrigerator when not in use. Refrigerator in an airtight container, this icing can be stored 2 weeks. Re-whip before using.

CREAM CHEESE ICING

300gm cream cheese
1 tablespoon orange juice
1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
2 cups icing sugar

In large bowl, beat cream cheese, orange juice and zest with electric mixer until smooth. Gradually add icing sugar. Continue beating until icing is smooth and creamy.

CHOCOLATE GANACHE

14 oz Dark Chocolate (chopped)

1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

In large saucepan, heat whipping cream just to boiling. Do not boil. Remove from heat, add chopped chocolate and stir untill melted and smooth. If mixture is too tick, add 1 to 2 additional tablespoon whipping cream.

What U Need To Start?

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This is all the equipment you need before you start baking.

My Past Time....

It was a long time ago, before I decided to be a professional housewife heheheheh....and follow my husband go to Perth, Australia. Who I am? I'm a homemade cakes. I'm famous....I have arranged big wedding with Nas Great Ideas and sometimes with COSRY Boutique, NONA has covered my cuppies, Harian Metro also covered about my cakes and PENGANTIN magazine love to take my gift cake and the cuppies.

I don't know it's true or not, the owner of COSRY Boutique told me that I am the first person who introduced the cupcake in Malaysia, but now there is so many cupcakes maker in Malaysia. Just drop down your finger and search for the cuppies maker....there's a lot!!!

Now I'm happy because my hard work before can help many housewife out there to have their own income. They don't need a store or big kitchen or big modal to open one small business. Only your creativity and your passion in designing the cakes.
Here is my cakes, now it's time for me to share with you all the techniques and recipes...


































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