What icing wont melt in the heat?

ange164, Jan 22, 9:47pm
Hi, We're off camping for a few days and dd wants to make gingerbread men, but for her the joy is in the decorating of them. Is there an icing recipe that wont melt in the heat of a tent!

flutterby08, Jan 22, 9:48pm
Royal icing is the only heat proof icing I can think of right now (made with egg whites, and it sets hard).

lilyfield, Jan 22, 10:40pm
^ this

or a simple icingsugar and water. applied to the hot cake. Make it fairly stiff, just spreadable

ange164, Jan 22, 10:59pm
Thanks ladies.

nauru, Jan 23, 7:27am
Just add a little glycerine to royal icing to stop it setting rock hard.