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Post by leannec on Apr 4, 2015 16:11:34 GMT
I was just watching a segment on the morning news and they had a cupcake shop owner on to demonstrate decorating cupcakes for Easter. Here in Canada, we seem to use the term "icing" more often ... I'm not sure why So what do you call it? Frosting or icing?
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Post by freecharlie on Apr 4, 2015 16:13:27 GMT
In my world, icing is a thin layer that smooths out the cake and can be used alone or under frosting or fondant. Frosting is thicker than icing.
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Post by freecharlie on Apr 4, 2015 16:13:44 GMT
So I eat frosting, not icing.
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Post by grammyj64 on Apr 4, 2015 16:14:30 GMT
I grew up calling it icing, but tend to use frosting more now. I think it is the influence of TV commercials, as I have changed other word choices and pronunciations to conform with the mid-western influence of TV.
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Post by KikiPea on Apr 4, 2015 16:17:43 GMT
You frost a cake with icing. Or, is it ice a cake with frosting? LOL
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Post by hosschick on Apr 4, 2015 16:18:22 GMT
Icing belongs on a cinnamon roll; frosting belongs on a cake.
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Post by bc2ca on Apr 4, 2015 16:18:53 GMT
What i called icing growing up, I usually call frosting since moving to the US.
ETA Anything that is sugar/liquid only I would call a glaze (like what is on top of cinnamon rolls).
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2015 16:20:54 GMT
I call it icing, and the word frosting makes me grit my teeth.
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Post by gar on Apr 4, 2015 16:20:54 GMT
Icing in my neck of the English woods
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Apr 4, 2015 16:23:29 GMT
I grew up calling it icing, but tend to use frosting more now. I think it is the influence of TV commercials, as I have changed other word choices and pronunciations to conform with the mid-western influence of TV. Me too. And I agree it's TV. I grew up calling it macaroni but now I call it pasta. And we dyed Easter eggs. Now we color them. Go figure.
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Post by gonewalkabout on Apr 4, 2015 16:44:04 GMT
Icing is not beaten, frosting is. We used 'frosting' in Australia but it was called 'buttercream' to differentiate between the types. I grew up calling it icing, because that was the generic term. I always heard 'frosting' on American tv shows but it wasn't until I became suddenly involved in the deep end and wild world of cake decorating that I learned what 'icing' was all about. I worked with fondant also (because I grew up with it).
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Post by chaosisapony on Apr 4, 2015 16:50:21 GMT
I use the term frosting, but I hear both frosting and icing. The terms here are interchangeable.
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Post by FurryP on Apr 4, 2015 16:55:42 GMT
In my world.....cakes and cupcakes have frosting.
Something like a cinammon roll or coffee cake would have icing. (that white sugary stuff)
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Post by likescarrots on Apr 4, 2015 17:15:20 GMT
Frosting is thicker, maybe made with butter or crisco. Icing is thinner, made with a liquid like milk or water.
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Post by Goldynn on Apr 4, 2015 17:17:22 GMT
I call it icing, and the word frosting makes me grit my teeth. really? Huh, the word frosting means nothing but happiness to me
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Post by akathy on Apr 4, 2015 17:18:36 GMT
I use them interchangeably but usually say frosting.
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Apr 4, 2015 17:20:57 GMT
Icing
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Post by anxiousmom on Apr 4, 2015 17:27:25 GMT
Icing in the generic, but "buttercream" frosting in the specific.
As in:
What kind of icing did the cupcakes have?
I found a new recipe for a chocolate buttercream frosting I am going to try.
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Post by mollycoddle on Apr 4, 2015 17:39:33 GMT
Icing.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2015 17:45:53 GMT
Frosting...just out of habit.
And I like recalling Matthew McCoughnehey saying "go frost yourself" in that movie.
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Post by quiltz on Apr 4, 2015 17:46:00 GMT
I tend to use the two words interchangeable. Usually frosting is more creamy, like buttercream, and icing is a simple icing sugar, bit of melted butter, milk/cream/hot water and is quite thin in relation to buttercream.
I ice the brownies, as it is a simple recipe. I frost a cake if it is whipped cream based, 7-minute cooked base or buttercream base.
Icing isn't complicated and not overly decorative. Frosting involves more time & ingredients, and deserves a pretty name.
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Post by kckckc on Apr 4, 2015 17:46:58 GMT
Icing
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Post by melanell on Apr 4, 2015 18:00:07 GMT
In northern PA, I say "icing". And I "ice" the cake as well.
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Post by gina on Apr 4, 2015 18:02:08 GMT
I really use both interchangeably. I guess it depends on my mood.
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Post by ~Susan~ on Apr 4, 2015 18:28:15 GMT
The terms are interchangeable here where I live. I know what they mean, but I don't think most people do.
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Post by Zee on Apr 4, 2015 18:30:58 GMT
Frosting is thick and goes on cakes and cupcakes.
Icing is thin and runny until it dries. It goes on cinnamon rolls, among other things.
Some cookies have icing and some have frosting.
To me they're not the same.
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Post by perumbula on Apr 4, 2015 18:31:03 GMT
Frosting is thicker, maybe made with butter or crisco. Icing is thinner, made with a liquid like milk or water. Exactly.
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Post by Goldynn on Apr 4, 2015 18:47:41 GMT
Frosting is thick and goes on cakes and cupcakes. Icing is thin and runny until it dries. It goes on cinnamon rolls, among other things. Some cookies have icing and some have frosting. To me they're not the same. I completely agree with this^^^
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2015 19:11:52 GMT
I agree they are different.
Icing is made of a liquid (milk or water) and sugar. It is poured or drizzled on. The icing will spread itself to a large degree and drip down the side. Frosting is made of sugar and a fat (butter, crisco) it is thick and can't be drizzled. It has to be spread and will hold the shape it is applied in so it can be swirled, mounded or piped into stars and decorative elements.
eta: I use the word that best fits the item. Cinnamon rolls are iced. Cupcakes are frosted. Cookies could have either one.
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Post by Gennifer on Apr 4, 2015 19:24:08 GMT
Frosting is thicker, like for cakes, cupcake, and cookies. Icing is thinner, and is used on cinnamon rolls and similar pastries.
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