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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.
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What is powdered sugar made of?
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.
Can you use regular granulated or powdered sugar in place of superfine?
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.
Can you use powdered sugar when making fudge?
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.
Is a box of confectioners sugar the same as a bag?
Yes, its the same thing. Although a bag of confectioner's sugar may have more than a box does, it's still the same!
How many cups of powdered sugar are there in a standard box?
What is a "standard box" -please give us ounces or grams.
How many cups are in one pound of confectioner sugar?
There are about 3 1/2 to 4 cups of confectioner's sugar in a pound. But this depends on the sugar's humidity, moisture, and density.
3 1/2 cups sifted confectioner's sugar = 1 pound
4 cups unsifted confectioner's sugar = 1 pound
Sources:http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art1734.asp
http://www.epinions.com/book-review-593-7D89752-395D8F07-prod4
http://www.foodreference.com/html/tsugar.html
http://www.chacha.com/question/how-many-cups-are-in-one-box-of-confectioner-sugar
How many ounces in a box of 10x confectioners sugar?
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.
Is confectioners sugar pure icing or icing sugar mixture?
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.
Where did powdered sugar originate?
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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Can you substitute powdered sugar for confectioners sugar?
Confectioners sugar and powdered sugar are the same, so yes, you are using the same thing regardless of what the recipe calls for.
Can you substitute granulated sugar for confectioners sugar?
In most things, No. Powdered sugar has cornstarch in it and has much less sweetening for the same amount.
Clarification:
Powdered (confectioners) sugar has only a minimal amount of cornstarch, which really doesn't affect the sweetness. The cornstarch is added to prevent the powdered sugar from lumping.
But, as the answer above states, it usually cannot be used as a substitute for granulated sugar since it can result in the recipe not turning out as well.
Confectioners sugar is the same thing as Powdered Sugar. It's finer grind helps candy makers and cake decorators to make a smoother product, trying to avoid the 'grittiness' that can come with courser grades.
Confectioner's sugar also known as powdered sugar or icing sugar.
Granulated sugar which has been mechanically ground into a very fine powder.
Why would icing sugar test positive for starch?
Icing sugar contains cornflour or wheat flour sometimes to make it lighter and to make it flow easier. The starch content would come from either of those.
What is in vegan powdered sugar?
powdered sugar is simply white table sugar that has been pulverized. traditional cane sugar (as opposed to beet sugar) is refined through charcoal, which some times consists of bone char from animals. vegans are opposed to this because it means an animal product is part of the process of creating the sugar. vegan powdered sugar is made with unrefined sugar that has been pulverized with corn starch, in order to simulate the consistency of non-vegan powdered sugar.
