Ready-made icing can be bought from most supermarkets, but it is easily made at home: the core ingredient, icing sugar, is widely available. When making fat-based icings such as buttercream ...

Place the icing sugar, milk and 1 tsp vanilla extract in a mixing bowl, or the bowl of your stand mixer. Pour in the brown ...

Pure icing sugar is preferred for making royal icing as the result will keep its shape better when piped or moulded. FAQs about BBC Food ...