Quick & Easy Piping Gel (Icing)

Submitted by Lynettie

"Why buy a tube of piping gel when you can make your own quickly and inexpensively?"

 

• Ready In: 7mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 1/2 cup
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup white corn syrup
• 1⁄4 cup cold water
• 3 -4 teaspoons cornstarch (or more if needed for desired consistency)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon white vanilla
• food coloring paste

directions

1. In microwaveable bowl, mix cold water and cornstarch together.
2. Add corn syrup and white vanilla, and stir until combined.
3. Microwave on high for 1min 30sec - 2 min until mixture boils and turns clear.
4. Remove from microwave and let cool (whisk occasionally while cooling).
5. Add food dye (gel) to make desired color.
6. Put in piping bag and use to decorate cakes, cookies, etc.

Reviews

[Kellielf]

Worked really well. I think they meant 3-4 teaspoons of cornstarch not tablespoons. 1 tablespoon worked perfectly. I colored mine green. Takes to coloring better than I expected.

 

[bsweet10]

I cut the recipe in half only needed a bit had to make twice first time used 1 1/2 tbs corn starch but it got too thick so used just one and turned out purfect and only cooked for 45sec =)

 

[ynowell]

This is an amazing recipe, but as one of the messages said, it is 3 teaspoons, not tablespoons.

 

[southerngal13]

I put in 4 tablespoons of corn starch and it came out super thick i am going to try just the 3 tablespoons now hope it turns out better. I will update as soon as i am done.

 

[britzed]

Used dark vanilla and it turned out. Next time I'll apply it to a frozen cake before it's completely cool. It lost it's transparency and lustre when I stired it to prep it for application after it had cooled...which was sad as I wanted it to resemble water. It froze well, was fast and easy to make, I will use it again.