Cane sugar is sucrose which has been extracted from sugarcane, a tropical plant which produces naturally high concentrations of this sweet substance. Humans have been utilizing cane sugar in cooking for hundreds of years, and cane sugar was at one point a major element in global trade. Today, most markets carry cane sugar in a variety of forms, from minimally processed raw sugar to sugar cubes; cane sugar typically tends to be a more expensive form of sucrose, but many people prefer it because they believe it has a superior flavor.
Castor or caster sugar is the name of a very fine sugar in Britain, so named because the grains are small enough to fit though a sugar "caster" or sprinkler. It is sold as "superfine" sugar in the United States.
Because of its fineness, it dissolves more quickly than regular white sugar, and so is especially useful in meringues and cold liquids. It is not as fine as confectioner's sugar, which has been crushed mechanically (and generally mixed with a little starch to keep it from clumping).
no. Confectioner's sugar (also known as powdered sugar) is a combination of very fine-ground white cane sugar and corn starch.
Cane sugar and confectioner's sugar behave very differently in recipes and generally one cannot be substituted for the other.
Granulated sugar can be either cane or beet sugar, they are both granulated. Some people think they perform differently, but there really isn't any difference.
The difference between cane sugar and other sugar is that cane sugar comes from sugar cane, which is a different plant crop as opposed to the beet crop.
Caster sugar is known are superfine sugar in the US - it is cane sugar with very fine grains to make it dissolve more quickly.
Generally speaking, "icing sugar" and "powdered sugar" are synonymous. "Cane" sugar is describing what the sugar came from, or sugarcane. Sugar can come from various sources.
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Confectioners sugar and powdered sugar are the same, so yes, you are using the same thing regardless of what the recipe calls for.
Cane Sugar is the sugar that is refined from the juice of Sugar Cane. Sugar Cane is a plant. Cane Sugar is a product.
Yes. Confectioners sugar is made by finely grinding regular sugar until it becomes a powder.
Yes you can but you may be comrpromising flavour depending on what your are making.
Different names for the same thing.
Um, yes. Confectioners sugar is the same thing as powdered sugar - just a different name.
Confectioners sugar (also called Powdered sugar) differs from "regular sugar" (Granulated sugar) in two ways. Confectioners sugar it's milled to a much finer grain and, and it has cornstarch in it to prevent caking. If you run of of Granulated sugar, you can substitute with Confectioners sugar. Multiply the amount of granulated sugar needed by 1.75. It takes 1 3/4 cup of powdered sugar to substitute for 1 cup of granulated sugar.
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Confectioners sugar
No. Cane sugar us sucrose. Corn sugar is mostly fructose. They are metabolised differently.
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Cane sugar comes from sugar cane. Granulated sugar most likely comes from sugar beets. Some people believe they perform differently but you will never know the difference.