i am trying to plan a cake but have found a website with lots of frostings on and it uses confectioners sugar, but im not sure what type of sugar that is. any ideas?
2007-03-28 00:42:08 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Confectioners' sugar and powdered sugar are the same thing - there is no difference. It is a regional thing on which term is used in recipes.
In the northwest it is called powdered sugar.Most of the southern cookbooks call it confectioners' sugar. In Canada and England, it is called icing sugar.
2007-03-28 00:46:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
What Is Confectioners Sugar
2016-09-29 10:50:35 · answer #2 · answered by milak 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frosting needs confectioner's sugar. Refined, caster sugar, brown sugar or other sugars won't work. Confectioner's sugar is very fine and white powdered sugar with no crystals. It feels like baby powder, cornstarch or flour. It is refined sugar that is ground to a fine powder and mixed with a little cornstarch to keep it from forming crystals again. If the recipe calls for confectioner's sugar, then you have to use that. Other sugars wont work at all and your frosting will turn into a syrup.
2007-03-28 00:48:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
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i am trying to plan a cake but have found a website with lots of frostings on and it uses confectioners sugar, but im not sure what type of sugar that is. any ideas?
2015-08-10 03:43:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Confectioners' sugar is powdered sugar or 10-X sugar [meaning it's 10 times finer than granulated sugar]. You can find it at the grocery store in 1 or 2 lb bags or boxes near the other sugar.
2007-03-28 02:08:56 · answer #5 · answered by Tom ツ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The people telling you it is known as Icing sugar in Britain and confectioners sugar in USA are correct. Make sure you sift it first before using as it can clog and go lumpy when moistened. Gently though because the fine powder has a way of finding it to your face!!
2007-03-28 06:37:15 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Powdered sugar (in Britain, 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 frosting.
2007-03-28 00:49:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Confectioners sugar is also called 10X sugar, or powdered sugar. It is a very fine grain, used for frostings. It looks like very white flour. (I mistok it once at my daughters house and it does not make good gravy)
2007-03-28 00:50:33 · answer #8 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Icing Sugar. They call it confectioner's sugar in the States - always have to be different!
2007-03-28 08:31:03 · answer #9 · answered by Katrina M 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
confections sugar is finely ground sugar similar to but NOT powdered sugar. It is some times called icing or glazing sugar. Powdered sugar, while the same consistence, has corn starch added to prevent clumping. Confectioners sugar is available in either 6X 8X or 10X the higher the number the finer the sugar crystals.
2007-03-28 03:27:28 · answer #10 · answered by ph62198 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋