Food Crafting, Free Printables, Recipes, Paper Crafting, Graphic Design and more! Free Monthly Baking Challenge Join Now! Ever since posting my easy sugar cookie icing recipe, I’ve gotten some questions on what a good substitute icing cake design corn syrup in the icing would be. Not great for intricate details, as the icing is thin and will spread.

Some people don’t like the taste of powdered sugar icing because of how sweet it is. Traditional royal icing doesn’t use corn syrup, but rather uses meringue powder to help it harden. Great when you need to use multiple colors or pipe intricate details. Can be tricky to get consistency correct. Which means you shouldn’t stack them when they’re at room temperature. Looking for something a little fancy without going all out on intricate designs? Use a star tip to swirl on the frosting and top with sprinkles.