AIBU to hate icing?

[HotButteredRumPaPumPum]

Also must add it is my 4th slice

Bah Humbug, IracebethofCrims what Christmassy sweet stuff DO you like?

Royal icing is superior. Hate the gloopy paste stuff.

@MistleTOEboughski

My Granny covers her cake just in homemade marzipan it looks nice and rustic, just with a dusting of icing sugar and some old fashioned Christmas tree decorations.

That sounds lovely- marzipan is the food of the gods.

I think I might try one of each next week year. One with just a THICK layer of homemade marzipan, because being stingy with that is a crime, and one with marzipan and royal icing.

@LadyTiredWinterBottom2

Royal icing isn't much better though and it breaks your teeth! Hate it.

Not if you add glycerine.

CouncellorTroi does glycerine not pretty much turn it into fondant icing?

Not if you don’t use too much, my recipe uses a teaspoon per pound of icing sugar.

I think you and I could be the best of friends, as I love the icing/marzipan, but I'm not the biggest fan of fruit cake (though I do eat quite a lot of it at this time of year!)

So, I'll come over, bring some wine, and you can give me the icing hahaha.

Haha LindaEllen you're welcome to it. I bought 2 big packs as I didnt know how much I'd need 🤢
You're not having my marzipan though. 😂

Just get rid of the icing and eat with Stilton cheese

I love icing! When I lived at home our Christmas cake was a mess as mum would eat the fruit bit, dad the marzipan and me the icing

schoolcook dont get me started!! I love cheddar and fruitcake. Not tried stilton!

@HotButteredRumPaPumPum just go for it you only live once

@HotButteredRumPaPumPum I like gingerbread, honey roast ham, Christmas roast and Yule log. Love mulled wine/cider too 😊

We cut off icing too. The sweetness sets my teeth on edge, can't stand cupcakes for the same reason.
I would have trimmed the marzipan off as well though- gross.

Christina Tosi, the USA chef, has the inspired idea of making cakes with no icing on the side. A much better idea

@IracebethofCrims yum, yum, yum, yum and yum
Have you tried mulled ginger wine? That's lovely hot on a cold winters walk.

YANBU I can't stand the stuff!

I think I'll sod the icing altogether next year and see how some naice marzipan stands up on its own as a covering
Isn't that a simnel cake?

I want some of @Fifthtimelucky 's chocolate covered marzipan stuffed dates - sound amazing. (and they'd be good for fibre intake)

Icing is a waste of marzipan.

Not related to marzipan and royal icing, but I learnt how to make a really simple non-sweet chocolate ganache earlier in the year.
You just melt VERY dark chocolate in unsweetened soy or oat milk, it's amazing.
(From a vegan cookery school - it might work ordinary milk, I haven't tried)

Icing is vile. I think it's only there to keep the lovely marzipan in good condition.

YANBU it's pointless and gross. Anything with icing like that I just peel it off and refuse to entertain it, why do I need to eat half a bag of sugar?

Fondant icing is disgusting; it should be royal icing and homemade marzipan.