Chocolate Lovers Royal Icing
This chocolate royal icing has the perfect flavor! A delicious chocolatey flavor without being too sweet or overpowering. It's easy to make, easy to decorate with and dries like a dream. Move over vanilla, chocolate royal icing has arrived!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Powdered Sugar
- 1/2 cup Meringue Powder
- 6 tbsp Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder I use Ghirardelli
- 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup Warm Water
Instructions
- Mix your powdered sugar, meringue powder and cocoa powder together, until well-blended in a large mixing bowl.
- Add your warm water and vanilla while mixing on low
- Once ingredients are incorporated, mix on medium-high for 6-7 minutes, until soft peaks form.
- You can now divide into smaller amounts and add powdered sugar to thicken or use a spray bottle of water to thin the royal icing to the desired decorating consistencies.
Notes
Additional Notes:
In my experience, chocolate royal icing does not get as stiff as regular royal icing, even when whipped for a couple minutes longer.
You can use unsweetened cocoa powder, such as Hershey's, but I prefer the Dutch processed for a richer flavor.