pls can someone help me with an icing receipe that will eventually dry or harden?

i've been using butter cream icing but it only hardens in d fridge, but softens when its braught out.

Royal icing is quite difficult for me to spread cos i am still not perfect.

your help will be appreciated. thanks

try fondant, recipe abound just search it here,will be opening thread on things of such,but for one on one training email me on magnificentcreation26@yahoo.com

Try fondant. A recipe was posted on nairaland a few days ago and very explanatory am sure it will help

@melek do u know about fondant,do u know how †✽ use it. Even if u have the recipe Ʊ need †✽ know how †✽ work with it.

thanks Yomi et all.
I know about fondant & i've used it before. but i want to apply some piping decorations which cant be made using fondand.

Its only royal icing recipe that will dry when piped on cake. So the only option you have is to cover with fondant and then decorate with royal icing since that is what you want.

With the numerous fondant patterns available,what do you need royal icing for? I just love working with fondant.
The pix below is a cake I baked for someone; its fondant covered cake with little piping with royal icing.

degurl: Its only royal icing recipe that will dry when piped on cake. So the only option you have is to cover with fondant and then decorate with royal icing since that is what you want.

With the numerous fondant patterns available,what do you need royal icing for? I just love working with fondant.
The pix below is a cake I baked for someone; its fondant covered cake with little piping with royal icing.

wow thanks darln for this idea. I never taught of that.