This is the favorite glaze of many confectioners, because the lemon juice preserves the balance between sweet and sour, and the sugar icing is not too sugary. Yes, and cook it is easy!
A simple recipe for lemon glaze
Ingredients:
- powdered sugar - 100 g;
- lemon juice - 3 tsp.
Preparation
Sugar powder is sieved through a strainer and poured into it lemon juice. Stir vigorously until we have a homogeneous mass. If it is not liquid enough, you can gradually add half a teaspoon to the lemon juice or water. This glaze covers biscuits or gingerbread. We dip the cookies in the glaze and afterwards we put them on the grate to cover the excess. And on gingerbread we will go through a confectionery brush dipped in glaze.
Lemon glaze for cake
Ingredients:
- powdered sugar - 2 items;
- lemon juice - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- boiling water - 1 tbsp. a spoon.
Preparation
Sifted powdered sugar mixed with lemon juice and boiling water. Pour until ready, frozen cupcake and sprinkle with confectionery powder.
Lemon glaze for biscuits
Ingredients:
- lemon - 1 piece;
- powdered sugar - 80 g.
Preparation
Very thin, removing only the yellow part, rub the peel of lemon on a grater. Mix it with sugar powder, pour the lemon juice and whisk together all the mixer to homogeneity.
Lemon icing for cake
Ingredients:
- powdered sugar - 3 items;
- lemon juice - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- Butter - 100 g.
Preparation
Mix the softened butter with a mixer in a thick white foam. Add sugar powder and lemon juice, mix everything up to homogeneity.
Apply this glaze to the cake better with a spatula - if there is no special confectionery, use the usual construction, stainless steel. Set the cake on a spinning stand, apply the glaze and trowel adjust the thickness of the layer. With a certain skill, you can get an absolutely smooth surface.
Sugar glaze with lemon juice
Ingredients:
- egg whites - 2 pcs .;
- powdered sugar - 200 g;
- lemon - 0,5 pcs.
Preparation
Whisk egg whites until strong peaks. Gradually introduce to them sugar powder and add freshly squeezed juice of half a lemon. The resulting mass can be applied to ready-made cakes and muffins.
How to prepare lemon icing with honey?
Ingredients:
- powdered sugar - 250 g;
- lemon juice - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- honey - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- boiling water - 2 tbsp. spoons.
Preparation
We dilute honey with hot water and stir until homogeneous. We pour into the powdered sugar, add lemon juice and once again we mix everything.