Sieve the icing sugar and gradually add hot water (approximately 2 tablespoons for 225 grams sugar). Alternatively, mix the sugar and water in a saucepan and gently heat for 1 minute.
3.
Chocolate glace icing
4.
Add about 3/4 tablespoon cocoa and 1 tablespoon chocolate powder to the basic icing and then beat in a knob of melted butter about the size of a marble.
5.
Coffee glace icing
6.
Mix icing sugar with strong coffee instead of water (or with soluble coffee powder in warm water).
7.
Vanilla glace icing
8.
Add a few drops of vanilla essence to the basic icing.
