2007-08-10 12:10:06 · 4 answers · asked by RearFace@18mo. 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Tis the same HUN!
Frosting, also known as icing, is a sweet, sugar-based mixture used to fill and coat cakes, pastries, cookies and other baked goods. In addition to sugar, icing can contain a combination of other ingredients including butter, milk, water, eggs and various flavorings. It can be cooked (as with boiled icing) or uncooked (as with buttercream), and can range from thick to thin.
2007-08-10 12:13:49 · answer #1 · answered by gothicrose_51 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a big difference between frosting and icing. Frosting is thick and holds shapes like rosettes and shells like those you see piped around the edges of a birthday cake. It remains soft to the touch and has a creamy texture, and most people think it tastes better because of the creamy buttery flavor. Icing, on the other hand, is a thinner, more liquid substance, and as it dries it thins out, becomes very smooth across the surface of your cookie, and hardens. This is the icing to use for the most beautiful, professional results.
2007-08-10 19:21:59 · answer #2 · answered by secretkessa 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Oh, I think they're pretty much synonymous.
2007-08-10 19:18:23 · answer #3 · answered by soulguy85 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same thing, different name.
Like pop and soda. :)
2007-08-10 19:15:01 · answer #4 · answered by Chef J 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋