Glycerine is an ingredient that attracts and retains moisture and is largely used in baking and cake decorating. From keeping your sponge cakes deliciously moist, to improving the texture of your homemade sugarpaste, glycerine is always a handy ingredient in your baking cupboard! Contains 120g Keep cakes fresher for longer Before baking, add a few teaspoons of glycerine to your cake batter to keep your cakes fresher for longer. Improves the shine and texture of royal icing A bit of glycerine in royal icing adds shine and prevents your icing from becoming hard and dry. It makes the royal icing easier to apply. Prevents sugar crystallisation Prevent sugar crystallization by adding glycerine when heating sugar and water to a high temperature. Glycerine also acts as a softener in fudge, truffle and caramel. Prevents dehydration of buttercream Glycerine can prevent buttercream from drying out and forming a crust. It keeps your buttercream silky smooth and helps to add sprinkles or decorations to your cake. Improves the texture of homemade sugar paste Add a few drops of glycerine to homemade sugar paste to improve the texture and elasticity. Glycerine can also help soften older and stiffer sugar paste. Add a few drops and knead it through your sugarpaste until it’s nice and smooth again.