I looked up a recipe for a chocolate cake.?

Question

The ingredients referred to powdered sugar which i assume is an American term, can anyone tell me the brittish equivalent is it caster sugar or icing sugar? any help would be great thanks.

Answer 1

This is such a good recipe for a moist and delicious chocolate cake. no one would even guess the secret ingedient. the icing is great as well. hop eyou enjoy it.

Cake
1/2 cup butter
1 cup Coca-Cola
3/4 cup miniature marshmallows
1 ounce semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup cocoa
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 cups sugar
2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
frosting
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 cup Coca-Cola, plus
2-3 tablespoons Coca-Cola, if needed
3 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup of hershy chocolate syrup

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Preparation (cake):.
place in a sauce pan, butter, coke, semi sweet baking square and bring to a boil.
remove from heat and add marshmallows and stir until all is blended and the marshmallows are melted.
set aside to cool enough to room temperature.
in a mixing bowl, blend the shortening, oil, vanilla and sugar until fluffy.
add eggs and buttermilk and beat until smooth.
mix flour with baking soda, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
add half of the flour mixture to shortening, egg mixture and beat.
scrape bowl time to time to clean the sides off so ingredients are blended in batter.
add cooled cocoa cola mixtue and beat.
add remainder of flour and beat until completely smooth, about 3-4 minutes.
batter will be thick.
place batter into a 13" x 9" x 2" oiled and floured baking pan.
set pan on top shelf in a preheated 350 degrees oven for 35-40 minutes.
check for completed baking time with a toothpick.
if the toothpick comes out clean by sticking it in the middle of the cake, it's time to come out of the oven and cool.
let the cake cool for about 20-30 minutes before frosting, otherwise the frosting will melt.
preparation (frosting):.
cream butter.
add cocoa, vanilla, hershey's syrup, and cocoa cola.
beat until smooth.
add powder sugar a little at a time and beat constantly.
scrape the sides of bowl time to time to get all ingredients into the frosting.
if the frosting seams a little dry, add a little more cocoa cola and beat well.
frost cake and serve with vanilla ice cream and enjoy.

Answer 2

I quite often use American recipes and I think you will find that powdered sugar is not icing sugar but caster sugar.
The Americans use the term powdered sugar for caster sugar because it is more refined than the box standard sugar one would use for hot drinks ect:
You should never make a cake with icing sugar because it would be inedible due to being too sweet. Also your cake would not turn out right either.
All the best Mr D

Answer 3

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.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powdered_sugar

Answer 4

I'm not sure of the literal translation, but you generally use caster sugar when baking a cake, and icing sugar for decorating it.

Answer 5

If you type in to the internet james martin chocolate cola cake you will get a great recipe that is very easy,i make this often.

Answer 6

The best way of making chocolate cake is taking baking flour and put real chocolat ( melted) in its flour.
To top it up you can put some chocolat chips on.
If you want to use some sugar you can use cristal sugar or special baking sugar that you can find in old bakeries

Answer 7

I'd go with icing sugar, enjoy the cake.

Answer 8

Powdered sugar is icing sugar. GL with your cake. =)

Answer 9

This will explain it better for you. It is icing sugar.

Answer 10

icing sugar. you can use caster for baking but you have to sieve it first.