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Icing sugar, powdered sugar and confectioner's sugar are all the same thing - in England, the name is always Icing Sugar. In America it is known as Confectioners sugar. In Britain, it is used mixed with water to make a hard coating on a layer of marzipan for traditional English Christmas cake. If it is desired to make the icing slightly softer, glycerine is added to the sugar and water mixture

You can actually make it in small amounts if you need some in a hurry, by putting regular sugar in a blender and whirling away until the sugar is very fine.

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Will icing sugar and powdered sugar work the same for icing?

Powdered sugar, icing sugar and confectioners sugar are all the same thing. It is usually known as icing sugar in England and powdered sugar in the USA. Confectioners sugar is used as an international name.These are the same thing. Powdered sugar, icing sugar, and confectioners sugar are just different names for sugar than has been ground to a fine powder so that it dissolves very easily.


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What is confectioners milk?

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Which type of sugar is most suitable for cakes?

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Does confectioners sugar and powdered sugar taste the same?

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What the finestor smootest variety of confectioner's sugar?

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