497 glossy royal Recipes

butter, chopped, dark chocolate, coarsely chopped, caster sugar, water, tia maria or 1/3 cup kahlua, instant coffee powder, plain flour, self-raising flour, cocoa powder, eggs

sugar, sugar substitute equivalent to 1/2 cup sugar, baking cocoa, cornstarch, cold water, butter, vanilla extract

pie shell, sliced bananas, unsweetened pineapple juice, white sugar, ground cinnamon, butter

powdered egg white (see tip, below ), warm water, cream of tartar, sugar

egg white , plus extra if necessary, cream of tartar, sugar , sifted, paste food coloring (optional)

royal icing or 1 (16-oz) container vanilla frosting, undecorated gingerbread house, black licorice laces, gummy spiders, candy corn in assorted flavors, green apple sour belts, mellocreme pumpkins, sugar candy bats (also called dextrose candy bats), marshmallow ghosts

superfine sugar, semisweet chocolate, broken into squares, unsalted butter, brandy or 2 tbsp orange juice

shortening, unsweetened chocolate, powdered sugar, salt, milk, vanilla

unsweetened chocolate, chopped, semisweet chocolate, chopped, corn syrup, water

asparagus, preferably large stalks with tight heads, for garnish, water, yellow peppers (1 1/3 lb), halved, stemmed, seeded , and cut into 1-inch pieces, potato (9 oz), peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces, onion (9 oz), peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces, garlic, peeled, salt, sugar, freshly ground black pepper, unsalted butter, extra virgin olive oil

melt together, shortening, chocolate, pwdr sugar, salt, milk, vanilla

semisweet chocolate, butter or margarine, powdered sugar, boiling water, vanilla extract, almond extract

unsalted butter, sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, heavy cream, sour cream, instant coffee granules, vanilla

baskets fresh blueberries, rinsed, drained, blueberry yogurt, water, honey, sugar