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Usually buttercream icing is the most common icing for decorating cakes and cupcakes :)

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What kinds of cake is Royal Icing most suitable for?

Royal icing is a hard icing that is used on cookies; when it hardens it is stiff and does not smear. Royal icing can be used on a cake but when it is being cut the pieces of it will splinter and it will be extremely tough to get a straight cut from the cake. Royal icing can be used on almost any type of food as an embellishment however it requires drying and hardening set up time.


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