Is there a difference between?

Question

Icing sugar and powdered sugar? i tght they are the same

oh didnt know they are the same ..
tasted both but seem that powdered sugar is less sweeter den icing sugar..
caster sugar is very sweet

Answer 1

Icing sugar is the Brittish name for confectioner's sugar (powdered sugar)

Answer 2

Powdered sugar (in Britain, Australia and most of the Commonwealth icing sugar) is a very finely ground form of sugar that is synonymous with confectioner's sugar. In industrial food production it is used where a quick dissolving sugar is required or as in domestic use principally to make icing or frosting, and other cake decorations. It is often lightly dusted onto a baked good to add light sweetness and subtle decoration.

It is generally mixed with cornstarch or wheat flour, or calcium phosphate to improve its flowing ability and is not generally used to sweeten a beverage, but producers do make industrial grades available without additives.

Caster sugar, generally unavailable in the United States, is a larger particle size approximately half or less in size of granulated.

its all the same just named differently depending which part of the world you are from

Answer 3

they are the same. Icing is made from powdered sugar, also known as confectioners sugar.

Answer 4

from experience its called icing sugar in europe and powdered sugar or confectioners sugar in the usa.

Answer 5

i've never heard of icing sugar.. but i know icing is made out of powdered sugar

Answer 6

well you add milk or water to powdered sugar to make icing

Answer 7

They are the same.

Answer 8

They are the same thing - different name.