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Powered sugar dissolves faster because it has more surface area.

You're trying to compare weight and volume. It doesn't really work properly. A pound is 16 ounces, and a cup is 8 fluid ounces, so you would expect a pound to be 2 cups. The problem is that the density of the sugar is a variable. If you pack the sugar into the measuring cup, it will weigh more, thereby coming out to more than a pound in weight.

Combining sugar (also known as sucrose) and an acid diluted with water (acetic acid, cream of tartar, citric acid, or asorbic acid) creates a reaction called inversion. The reaction converts sucrose into glucose and fructose.

This reaction is commonly used in cooking and candy making to prevent sugar crystals from forming in syrups and frosting.

8.818 ounces =250 grams so..........8 ounces=1 cup I figure it to be 8 and 3/4 ounces.

What is the shape of a round Lincoln penny? There is one cup of powdered sugar in a cup of sugar. Contrary to popular belief, this answer is wrong. Normal sugar has less efficient packing than powdered sugar, so you can fit more powdered sugar in a cup as opposed to normal sugar.

three and a half cups three and a half cups

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.

No, caster sugar is fine-ground granulated sugar. Confectioner's sugar is a mix of ultra-fine sugar and a starch; it is sometimes called icing sugar.

I believe they are 1 pound boxes

Powdered sugar is made out of a sugar that has been finely processed - it is, basically, granulated sugar that has been finely ground. Cornstarch is added to commercial powdered sugar to keep it from clumping and being pesky to sift.

Powdered sugar has a buffering agent in it that keeps it fluffy and prevents lumps. This means that powdered sugar has a finer texture but doesn't work well in clear drinks, as they won't remain clear, even when the sugar dissolves. Superfine sugar is pure sugar, intended to dissolve easily. It does however have a slightly crunchier texture. So, if you don't mind the texture change, you can substitute superfine when the recipe calls for powedered sugar, but not the other way around.

Yes you can. It's the only way I've ever made fudge. Most powdered sugar packages have a recipe for fudge.

Once you've successfully learned to make fudge from powdered sugar, there's one more thing you can learn that will have people begging for more. The exact same recipe for fudge made from powdered sugar, is also the recipe for fudge frosting. The only difference is that you don't cook the fudge. Just mix the recipe and spread it on your cakes or cookies.

The recipe that I use is on the link below.

Yes, its the same thing. Although a bag of confectioner's sugar may have more than a box does, it's still the same!

What is a "standard box" -please give us ounces or grams.

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Different names for the same thing.

A box of 10x confectioners sugar typically weighs 1 pound, which is equivalent to 16 ounces. Therefore, a standard box of 10x confectioners sugar contains 16 ounces.

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Confectioner's sugar is icing sugar mixture (pure icing sugar with a small amount (about 3%) of starch added as an anti-caking agent).

Pure icing sugar is very fine powdered refined sugar with no added starch.

Powdered sugar is just finely-ground regular table sugar. You can make it yourself easily in a blender or coffee grinder. Grind 2 tablespoons of cornstarch (prevents caking) with one cup of granulated sugar.


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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.

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