Meaning of flood icing | Babel Free

Definitions

A variety of royal icing thinned with water so that it spreads when piped onto something.

uncountable

Examples

“Flood⟳ icing is the consistency of custard and used to fill⟳ larger areas or sections of the biscuit with a smooth, shiny surface. As a rule⟳, we allocate two-thirds of the royal icing mixture to making flood⟳ icing; the other third is for [lines].”

“Flood⟳ icing is a decorative technique where the space inside a piped outline of royal icing is 'flooded' with diluted royal icing to produce⟳ a smooth, firm covering. Always use⟳ freshly made royal icing to achieve⟳ the best results […]”

“Note⟳: The next steps are done while the flood⟳ icing is still wet⟳, so work⟳ as quickly as you can. It is not imperative that it is done wet⟳ on wet⟳: we find⟳ that if you wait⟳ and do the next steps when the flood⟳ icing is dry,[…]”

“This is a term that refers to icing patterns created with the flood⟳ icing (not the piping icing) while the flood⟳ icing is still wet⟳. Typically, the base⟳ layer of the icing is flooded in, then a second color is added to create⟳[…]”

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