Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network August 2014 | Page 140
19. Gently shake your cookie or
tap it on your bench to bring up
any air bubbles, use your toothpick
to remove bubbles and settle the
royal icing if it does not settle on it’s
own.
22. This technique is piping and
flooding using two Royal Icing
consistencies, enabling you to
outline one colour and flood in a
different colour if desired.
20. When your first colour is dry,
you can then begin the 2nd colour.
First pipe your outline, then flood
your cookie.
23. Another technique is using
‘flooding’ RI consistency to both
outline and flood your cookie, so
the outline settles as one and is not
so visible on a 15 count and not
visible on a 10 count RI. TIP – Do
not make it too thin as you do not
want it to spread/fall over the side
of your cookie. Using your desired
flooding consistency RI, outline the
entire cookie.
21. Tap or shake your cookie
on the bench and use a toothpick
to pop any air bubbles and settle
the RI into the corners if it needs
assistance.
24. Immediately, flood
your cookie with the flooding
consistency RI.
25. Tap or shake your cookie to
settle the RI and bring up any air
bubbles.
28. To have a detailed, raised
outline for a completely different
effect, your base RI must be
crusted or dried before doing so.
Using ‘piping’ consistency, begin
piping your outline, remembering to
guide your RI in place and release
your squeezing pressure and come
to a stop at the corners.
26. Whilst your cookie RI base
is still wet, you can add another
colour and create a pattern, using
dots, stripes or any shape, By
using the same consistency of RI, it
will settle into the one layer, called
wet on wet.
27. Tap your cookie carefully or
use your toothpick to swirl out any
air bubbles and flatten any peaks
caused from pulling the RI up and
away, although, as you have used
‘flooding’ consistency RI it should
settle nicely into the one layer.
29. TIP - To aid in drying or
crusting your cookies faster, using
a fan comes in very handy. This or
a dehumidifier is a necessary tool
to have if you are in a hot, humid
climate.
30. This is just a different look
using the same shape cookie.
There are many ideas and
techniques that can be used when
piping and flooding with Royal
Icing.