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Icing

Icing
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Ingredients

  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons almond extract
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 tablespoons corn syrup
  • 2 to 3 teaspoons whipping cream

Combine water and corn syrup in a heavy saucepan. Add sugar, stirring until well blended; use a pastry brush to scrape down any sugar on sides of pan. Cook over low to medium heat until a candy thermometer registers 100 degrees; remove from heat. Stir in almond extract and 2 teaspoons cream; cool...

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What wines go with Icing?

Dessert Wines from the U.S.A.
  • Forgeron Cellars Sémillon Yakima Valley Late Harvest
  • Alba Dolcina
  • Kendall-Jackson Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Riesling
  • Kendall Jackson Riesling Vintner's Reserve
  • Horton Vineyards Pear Orange County Pear Port
Malmsey Wines from Madeira
  • Broadbent Madeira Malmsey Years Old
  • Blandy's Madeira Malmsey Vintage
  • Blandy's Madeira Malmsey Colheita
  • Rare Wine Co. Madeira Historic Series New York Malmsey Special Reserve
  • Blandy Madeira Malmsey Years

Variations on Icing

  • Icing
    • 1 teaspoon almond extract
    • Paste food coloring
    • 3/4 cup warm water
    • 2 (16-ounce) packages powdered sugar, sifted
    • 1/2 cup light corn syrup
  • Icing
    • 2 cups powdered sugar
    • 6 to 8 tsp. fresh lemon juice
    • 1/4 cup butter, softened

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