Am I really good enough!

My first real attempt at decorating a cake

OOOhhh! Ok, let me begin!

I come from a background of really good Caribbean cooks and bakers. It is their food and fusion of flavours that has helped develop my passion and appreciation of food. Hopefully I too am a good cook, I pray that I have inherited their technical prowess and it hasn’t skipped a generation.

Recently, I was asked by my mother to decorate a cake for a family function (a christening). Now, it’s great that my mother actually believes in me, but I am hardly the worlds best cake decorator. Nonetheless, I was still very much excited and agreed to do it, but as my first foray into royal icing and marzipan did not go so well, I did experience a spot of self doubt.

All doubts aside, I asked my grandmother for a royal icing recipe and away I was!

Here is my first real attempt, not perfect, but it was well received.

Let me know your thoughts:

Why is it still lumpy???

 

Here is the Royal Icing recipe that I used.

2 Egg Whites

1/2 tsp lime juice ( I actually used a little more.  Alternatively, I am sure that you could use lemon juice)

675g Royal Icing Sugar (Guide amount, I actually used 2 boxes)

1tsp Glycerine to stop the icing becoming rock hard

1tsp Almond Essence

This is just a guide, you could add or omit according to your own taste buds.