Very often there's the odd robin or father christmas handed down through generations to decorate with, but failing that, a sprig of holly in the centre of the cake will give a festive touch.
View Christmas Cake Decorating With Royal Icing
Gif. This royal icing dries nice and firm, so you can easily stock the cookies, wrap them, whatever your preference and transport them. Spread the icing all over the cake.
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I grabbed some green royal icing (its important to use traditional royal icing, not my version) and piped on the stems. Some may look easy, but there is so how to decorate cookie wreaths with royal icing. For the flood technique, use runny royal icing in a piping bag with a small round #2 tip and pipe a line around the edge of the cookies.
This acts as a stopper so the royal icing won't flow out while you're filling the bag.
Watch and learn how to make these beautiful daisy flowers out of royal icing for all your baked goods. More popular these days is fondant icing, especially as you can buy it ready made and ready. You can either spread it quite casually, work it into little peaks or spread it flat and smooth using a clean ruler or icing leave to dry before decorating with christmas ornaments. Cute ideas for a gift exchange, for kids and adults to enjoy.
