flood icing

flood icing (uncountable)

1. A variety of royal icing thinned with water so that it spreads when piped onto something.

   Synonym: flood frosting

   • 2018, Biscuiteers Baking Company Ltd, Biscuiteers Book of Iced Gifts, Penguin UK, →ISBN:

     Flood icing is the consistency of custard and used to fill larger areas or sections of the biscuit with a smooth, shiny surface. As a rule, we allocate two-thirds of the royal icing mixture to making flood icing; the other third is for .

   • 2020, Sandra Monger, Modern Gingerbread, Search Press Limited, →ISBN:

     Flood icing is a decorative technique where the space inside a piped outline of royal icing is 'flooded' with diluted royal icing to produce a smooth, firm covering. Always use freshly made royal icing to achieve the best results

   • 2021, Hayley Callaway, Sweet Talk Cookies: Creative Designs for Birthdays, Holidays, and Everyday, →ISBN, page 127:

     Note: The next steps are done while the flood icing is still wet, so work as quickly as you can. It is not imperative that it is done wet on wet: we find that if you wait and do the next steps when the flood icing is dry,

   • 2021, Anne Yorks, The Crafted Cookie: A Beginner’s Guide to Baking & Decorating Cookies for Every Occasion, Page Street Publishing, →ISBN:

     This is a term that refers to icing patterns created with the flood icing (not the piping icing) while the flood icing is still wet. Typically, the base layer of the icing is flooded in, then a second color is added to create