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I think we can collectively agree bleeding and cratering issues are the enemy of royal icing.  Without a doubt, with time and practice, these two will become less of an unwelcome visitor in your cookies in no time! How to help bleeding: Add Americolor White food gel in ALL of your colors except black.  Why?  Because your royal icing is actually a pretty transparent mix.  I mean think about it.  You have mixed powdered sugar and water.  Of course it's pretty transparent right?  So now you need to make an opaque base by adding in pure white food get color....