Frosting and Icing

____________ are usually served during special occasion.

____________ is the thick, fluffy mixture that is used to decorate our cakes and cupcakes.

_______________ is a thin, runny sugary liquid that hardens on cooling.

______________ a whipped filling of chocolate and cream, used in desserts such as cakes and truffles.

____________ a simple mixture of confectioners' sugar and a liquid, such as milk, lemon juice or water, glaze can be made in a variety of consistencies—from thick to thin—which dry to varying degrees of stiffness, but do not harden.

__________ is also called frosting.

Ingredients used in the preparation of icing.

• liquid

• butter

• flour

• cocoa powder

It is the simplest icing using sugar and water and flavored by lemon juice.

• ganache

• glaze

• flat icing

• creamed icing

The ingredients used include fat, confectioner’s sugar, milk, eggs, water, salt, flavoring and stabilizer.

• creamed icing

• flat icing

• combination type icing

• frosting

This icing uses both flat and creamed icing procedures.

• creamed icing

• ganache

• flat icing

• combination type icing