Christmas Cake Icing...

[Miggy21]

Hi, could anyone please help me..my mum really wants to make a christmas cake this year but it put off as the last few times she tried to ice the cake the icing turned out really brittle (you'd need a sledge hammer to cut into it) has anyone got recipes or good tips for soft icing..thanks...

[quizmouse]

add glycerine to the mixture, tho I find that just egg white and icing sugar keeps without going brittle for several weeks

[amonty1144]

The ready to roll stuff is quite good too as it is pliable and doesn't set as stiff, gives a lovely smooth finish but is more expensive.
Otherwise as quizmouse says use glycerine, but not too much as it's a laxative lol

[Miggy21]

Thanks for taking the time to reply to my questions i'll pass on the tips to my Mum x x x