0
Powdered Sugar
Confectioners sugar, commonly known as powdered sugar is sugar that has been finely grown into powder. It is easily dissolved in liquid and is ideal for making icing and frosting, or used alone as a dusting over baked items and fruits.
271 Questions
Why shouldn't you mix melted chocolate with powdered sugar for frosting?
it would be to sweet, and in which some people could not scarf it down.
Additional information:
Melted chocolate returns to solid form when cooled. So if melted chocolate were mixed with powdered sugar, when cool it would be very hard, not be the right consistency for frosting.
Is it possible to be allergic to powdered sugar?
Commerical powdered sugar often has additives like corn starch, oil, or wheat flour, so if you are allergic to any of these you could be reacting to additives.
If so make your own at home by grinding granulated sugar in a blender or coffee grinder.
How many cups of powdered sugar are in a regular size box?
Powdered sugar is packaged by weight, not volume. Any recipe is calling for a volume, so the volume it takes to equal a given weight of the dry substance being measured is dependent on the density of the substance.
Can you substitute powdered sugar with granulated sugar in a frosting recipe?
i would not use granulated sugar while making buttercream icing. i would only use icing sugar. icing sugar usually has cornstarch mixed in with the powdered sugar. even if you added cornstarch to granulated sugar it would still give you a completely different texture than icing sugar...it would feel very gritty.
Can you add some cornstarch to frosting with powdered sugar to cut the sweetness?
No, this would not work. The amount of cornstarch needed to noticeably reduce the sugar's sweetness would result in a very unpleasant, odd-tasting product.
Why can't I buy 4X powdered sugar any more?
You can, it's just not marked as such. Basic powdered or confectioner's sugar unless it is marked 10x is the same as 4x powdered sugar.
How many Cups in a box of powdered sugar?
I have seen powdered sugar in at least 3 different size boxes. Be more precise please.
How many cups are in a pound of powdered sugar?
There are about 3 1/2 to 4 cups of powdered sugar in a pound. But this depends on the sugar's humidity, moisture, and density. Sifting adds air and increases volume, therefore sifted powdered sugar would be less dense than unsifted.
3 1/2 cups unsifted powdered sugar = 1 pound
4 cups sifted powdered sugar = 1 pound
2 cups
Died & Went To Heaven Chocolate Cake?
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 c All purpose flour
- 1 c Granulated sugar
- 3/4 c Unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 ts Baking soda
- 1 1/2 ts Baking powder
- 1 ts Salt
- 1 1/2 c Buttermilk
- 1 c Light brown sugar, packed
- 2 lg Eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/4 c Canola oil
- 2 ts Vanilla extract
- 1 c Hot, strong black coffee
- ICING- 1 c Confectioner's sugar
- 1/2 ts Vanilla extract
- 2 tb Buttermilk
CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly oil a 12-cup Bundt pan or coat it with non-stick cooking spray. Dust the pan with flour, shaking out excess. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add buttermilk, brown sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Whisk in hot coffee until completely incorporated. The batter will be quite thin. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool the cake for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool completely on rack. ICING: In a small bowl, whisk together confectioner's sugar, vanilla and enough of the buttermilk to make a thick but pourable icing. Set the cake on a serving platter and drizzle the icing over the top.
What is the unit price for one fourths cup of confectioners sugar?
The answer will depend on where on earth you are.
Can substitute granulated sugar for powdered sugar in key lime pie?
No. Powdered sugar absorbs water, whereas granulated sugar does not. This makes a huge difference in baking, since interchanging these can turn the texture into something brick-like. (It is similar to attempting to substitute sweetcorn kernals for cornflour).
How do you make Hartleys powdered jelly?
1. Sprinkle sachet into a jug of 285ml (1/2pint) boiling water
2. Stir, make up to 1 pint with cold water
3. Put in the fridge till set
Hope This Helps
Most People Ask for this when they Use one pack and then through it away the one with the instructions!
Can you use regular sugar instead of confectioners sugar when making buckeyes?
Since the grains of regular sugar are much larger than confectioner's sugar, the texture will not be right and the ingredients will most likely not mix right. Confectioner's sugar is not at all hard to find, though, and once you buy it once, you will have it on hand for a long time, always conveniently right there.
Is granulated sugar and powdered sugar a mixture?
Granulated sugar is just sugar. Powdered sugar has corn starch in it so that it will stay as a powder and not lump.
2 lb page of powdered sugar and you need the amount of a box of powdered sugar how much do you use?
Usually one pound of powdered sugar is in a box. Which is about 2 cups.
Is confectioners' sugar the same as cane sugar?
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).
