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Janey Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Icing and Frosting


Differentiate Icing to Frosting
Please help me I am baking cakes, cupcakes and others. I don't know what will I put on my cakes and cupcakes...
on January 23 it's my mom birthday and I will bake a cake for her on January 22 and i don't know what will I put for my cake
  

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Hi, I don't bake, but I believe icing is BrE frosting is AmE. Clive

  • Hi, I don't bake, but I believe icing is BrE frosting is AmE.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Emotion: cake

I don't bake, but I believe
icing is BrE
frosting is AmE.

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What is BrE and AmE?
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Hi,

Sorry
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British English

American English

Clive
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I agree with this discussion of the two terms on "Serious Eats":

http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/01/icing-vs-frosting-glaze-debate.html

(Basicially, as I use the terms, icing is thinner and frosting is fluffier. However, you might hear them used interchangeably.)

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