- Ingredients for Glacé Icing
- 120g (1 cup) icing (confectioners) sugar
- 15g (1 tablespoon) butter
- 30ml (2 tablespoons) boiling water
- Desiccated (or shredded) coconut to sprinkle, or nuts, or seeds etc (optional)
Ingredients for Glacé Icing
Sift icing sugar into a small heatproof bowl. Make a well in the centre and set aside.
To make Glacé Icing:: combine the butter and water in a small pan and heat over low heat until butter is melted.
Add the butter mixture to the icing sugar and mix to a smooth paste. Stand bowl over a pan of simmering water and stir until icing is glossy.
Pour the icing over tea bun and sprinkle with desiccated (or shredded) coconut or nuts, or seeds or just leave plain.
Glacé Icing
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 120g (1 cup) icing (confectioners) sugar
- 15g (1 tablespoon) butter
- 30ml (2 tablespoons) boiling water
- Desiccated (or shredded) coconut, nuts and seeds (poppy seeds)
Instructions
- Sift the icing sugar into a small heatproof bowl. Make a well in the centre and set aside.
- Combine the butter and water in a small pan and heat over low heat until butter is melted.
- Add the melted butter mixture to the icing sugar and mix to a smooth paste.
- Stand bowl over a pan of simmering water and stir until icing is glossy.
- Pour the icing over the bun/cake/muffin/bread and sprinkle with desiccated (or shredded) coconut. or decorate with nuts or seeds or just leave plain
Flavour Variations
- Orange or lemon: replace the water with strained orange or lemon juice.
- Chocolate: Sift 2 teaspoons cocoa powder into the icing sugar.
- Coffee: dissolve 2 teaspoons coffee granules in water together with butter
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