That Royal taste

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@Kandae11 (53692)

September 12, 2018 10:29am CST

When I was a child I remember my mother using the Royal icing method for the frosting on her cakes - and it tasted awesome! Unfortunately, for many years now I cannot find cakes with royal icing in the cake shops - butter icing , which I hate - has taken over. Of course, I could make my own royal icing , but I won't bother. In fact I am kind of happy that my favorite isn't easily available - less temptation for me. Sixteen years ago when I became serious about healthy eating, I cut back drastically on sweet stuff. However, I would welcome a slice of cake with royal icing at least twice a year.

Is there a favorite sweet or food from your childhood that you no longer indulge in? What kind of frosting do you use on your cakes? Royal icing is made with icing sugar, egg whites , a bit of lemon juice and glycerine.

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@shaggin (71671)

• United States

12 Sep 18

I have never heard of royal icing but I would eat it with the raw eggs in it. Buttercream icing my daughter likes but I hate. I like cream cheese icing. The only food my mother cooks good is pecan pie.

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@shaggin (71671)

• United States

12 Sep 18

@Kandae11 have you ever had it?

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@Kandae11 (53692)

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12 Sep 18

@shaggin I don't think I have. apart from pecans what else is in it?

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@Kandae11 (53692)

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12 Sep 18

Pecan pie sounds good.

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@LadyDuck (459514)

• Switzerland

12 Sep 18

I never liked any kind of frosting. I prefer simple cakes, even better pies. I only like whipped cream on cakes, not other kinds of icing.

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@Kandae11 (53692)

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12 Sep 18

I have never had whipped cream on cakes.

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@LadyDuck (459514)

• Switzerland

12 Sep 18

@Kandae11 This is a Swiss classic, "Black Forrest" cake, covered with whipped cream, chocolate crumbles and cherries.

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@Kandae11 (53692)

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12 Sep 18

@LadyDuck Awesome! I have heard about "Black Forrest ' cake , but I don't remember tasting it.

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@bluesa (15023)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

13 Sep 18

I used to enjoy milk tart when my grandmother made it. I haven't eaten milk tart in years. I can't get the recipe right and store bought does not taste the same.

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@bluesa (15023)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

18 Sep 18

@Kandae11 almost looks as good as those my gran used to make. I just can't get it to taste like her milk tart did. I hope you try to make one, it could be a new favourite of yours.

@Kandae11 (53692)

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13 Sep 18

Would you find the recipe on the internet?

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (307356)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

14 Sep 18

I've never heard of royal icing. Your description of it sounds delicious. My favorite dessert was a lemon meringue pie. I haven't had lemon meringue pie in a long time. I'm afraid if it were offered right now, I would indulge and ruin my diet doing so, but I would savor every delicious mouthful.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (307356)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

14 Sep 18

@Kandae11 It is!

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14 Sep 18

I have never tasted lemon meringue pie but I bet it is delicious.

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@thelme55 (76481)

• Germany

12 Sep 18

That photo is beautiful. I love royal icing on a cake. It is so smooth and gorgeous. My favourite is the English fruit cake with royal icing. Yummy!

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@thelme55 (76481)

• Germany

13 Sep 18

@Kandae11 great. Christmas is fast approaching and there are fruit cakes with royal icing for sale.

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@Kandae11 (53692)

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13 Sep 18

@thelme55 Awesome! I doubt I'll find any in the cake shops around here, so I'll probably have to bake my own for Christmas.

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@Kandae11 (53692)

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12 Sep 18

That is exactly the way I like it - on fruit cake.

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@ShifaLk (17817)

• India

13 Sep 18

The cake in the picture is very yummy..I'll definitely go to eat a Pastry tomorrow.. I am craving

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@Kandae11 (53692)

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13 Sep 18

yes, it does look very tempting.

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@ShifaLk (17817)

• India

13 Sep 18

@Kandae11 haha yes truly

@allknowing (130176)

• India

13 Sep 18

I like butter icing but feel royal icing is more for the firmness of the cake. I do not eat royal icing

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@Kandae11 (53692)

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13 Sep 18

I haven't had any kind of icing for many years now.

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@allknowing (130176)

• India

13 Sep 18

@Kandae11 I used to but not in the recent past.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

12 Sep 18

steam puddings were nice and there were cakes we had a school coated in cornflakes that were delicious

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

15 Sep 18

@Kandae11 they were very nice - the cornflakes were set in jam

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@Kandae11 (53692)

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12 Sep 18

Cakes coated with cornflakes? I must try that sometime using my favorite bran or wheat flakes.

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@Tampa_girl7 (49141)

• United States

18 Sep 18

I like desserts with just a hint of sweetness the best.

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@Kandae11 (53692)

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18 Sep 18

Just a hint is quite all right.

@Marilynda1225 (79989)

• United States

15 Sep 18

I've never had royal icing but I do love buttercream on a cake.

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@Kandae11 (53692)

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16 Sep 18

Okay, I haven't tasted a cake with butter cream.

@shubhu3 (36464)

• New Delhi, India

12 Sep 18

It looks delicious.

I don't remember any taste as such

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@shubhu3 (36464)

• New Delhi, India

12 Sep 18

@Kandae11 Yeah true.

@Kandae11 (53692)

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12 Sep 18

Royal icing is not very common these days.

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@YrNemo (20261)

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15 Sep 18

I only like simple spongy cake... no icing or cream or anything. My daughter just made some for me. Alas, she did put too much of baking soda in and the cake doesn't taste so good. I will have to swallow it down though to make her happy.

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@Kandae11 (53692)

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16 Sep 18

yes, sometimes an inexperienced baker might put a bit too much of one ingredient or the other.

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

13 Sep 18

I have also cutted off the sweet stuff . But rarely I eat cake sometimes ,I like simple cakes with chocolate cream like black forest cakes.

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@Kandae11 (53692)

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13 Sep 18

The black forest cake shown by Anna looks really nice.

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

13 Sep 18

@Kandae11 yeah that's mouth watering lol .

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@porwest (78759)

• United States

16 Sep 18

I am not a fan of cakes personally. But the Royal icing definitely sounds healthier than the typical fare we see today.

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@Kandae11 (53692)

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16 Sep 18

Indeed it is.

@snowy22315 (170636)

• United States

13 Sep 18

I haven't thought much about Royal icing, but you are right , it used to be more readily available than now.

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@Kandae11 (53692)

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14 Sep 18

Yes indeed.

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@JudyEv (326222)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Sep 18

I'm not fussed about Royal icing. It's a bit too sweet somehow. Butter cream icing probably has an equal amount of sugar but I enjoy that more.

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@Kandae11 (53692)

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13 Sep 18

To each his own.

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@acelawrites (19273)

• Philippines

13 Sep 18

I do not like sweets; so I do not eat icing.

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@Kandae11 (53692)

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13 Sep 18

Good.

@db20747 (43433)

• Washington, District Of Columbia

13 Sep 18

Yeah!!! My grandmother made icing from confectionary sugar and iced her strawberry double and triple layer cake!!! I need 2 get her recipe!!!! Please do share your royal icing recipe!!!!

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@FayeHazel (40246)

• United States

14 Sep 18

Hmmm, royal icing. I've heard of it, but I don't know if I've had it. I used to like a candy called lik-m-ade , candy sticks that you dunk into colorful sugar. Tried it again as an adult. Not as magical. lol

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@Kandae11 (53692)

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14 Sep 18

I know what you mean. certain sweets don't taste as magical as they did when we were kids.

@Courage7 (19633)

• United States

15 Sep 18

I do recall that icing you are speaking of Kandase, used to have it on the Christmas cakes. I no longer indulge in the sweet things either, but I love to dream of them.

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@Kandae11 (53692)

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16 Sep 18

Yes, I remember it especially at Christmas time.

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