Easter is our favorite holiday for all of us, especially children love it, because you can beat colored eggs and, of course, eat delicious, fragrant and beautiful paski, and in other words Easter cakes. Easter cakes in Russia have been prepared for a long time and their recipes are inherited from mistress to mistress. There are a lot of recipes for Easter cakes, but what kind of Easter cake without sweet glaze. The icing recipe for Easter cake can also be the most varied, starting with simple protein and ending with colored glaze.
How to cook icing for Easter cake?
The easiest way to make icing for Easter cake I will tell you now. For cooking, we need the following ingredients:
- half a glass of granulated sugar
- half a glass of water
- 1-2 tablespoons of lemon juice (you can use a pinch of citric acid dissolved in water)
The preparation of glaze itself is very simple and accessible to any housewife. Pour sugar in water into a small saucepan and over low heat, stirring, bring the syrup to complete dissolution of sugar, then cook for another five minutes, until the syrup thickens. Remove from heat and leave to cool for a while. It is necessary to make sure that the syrup is not digested, since when it cools, it will begin to thicken and you will not be able to make glaze out of it. If you still digest the syrup, then immediately add a couple of tablespoons of water and quickly stir the syrup, then it will again become the desired consistency. When you have cooled the syrup to room temperature, add citric acid or lemon juice to the syrup, and begin to mix well. Stir until the mass turns white, and then it can be applied to paski. Top icing is usually sprinkled with various powders. It can be candied fruits, colored balls, finely chopped nuts, etc.
If you don’t want traditional white icing , then you can pour a couple of spoons of colored liquid (jam, jam, etc.) into it, then you will get pink icing.
Variants are also possible with the taste of glaze, for example, you can make orange: just add the zest of orange to the syrup and one tablespoon of orange juice. Or chocolate, if you add two or three tablespoons of grated chocolate to the syrup. There, if desired, you can add a spoonful of rum or any liquor (for an amateur).
Now I will tell you how to prepare icing for Easter cake in another way. For this we need: one glass of granulated sugar, one egg, two tablespoons of lemon juice.
First, add sugar to the granulated sugar (it is better to use icing sugar, as it dissolves faster) and grind until a homogeneous white mass is obtained. You need to rub it well so that sugar is not felt under the spoon. Then, gradually stirring, add lemon juice to it. The icing should thicken a little, and you can cover Easter cakes. but in this case it is necessary to dry the cakes with glaze a little in the oven.
And the last recipe is how to make icing for Easter cake, which I want to share with you. For him we need: a glass of granulated sugar or icing sugar, one egg and two tablespoons of lemon juice.
Beat the egg white, and then rub it thoroughly with sugar until a white mass is obtained, then gradually add lemon juice and, after coating the cakes, put them in the oven to dry.
To diversify the taste of glaze, you can add cinnamon, chocolate, orange zest, crushed nutmeg, cardamom or a little alcoholic drink (rum, wine, etc.) to it.
Now you know how to cook icing for Easter cake, and you can please your family and friends on this bright holiday. After all, cooked homemade cakes are much more delicious aromatic and beautiful than those bought in a store.