Difference between Frosting and Icing

What is the difference between Frosting and Icing?

Frosting as a noun is a sugary coating for cakes and other baked goods. while Icing as a noun is a sweet glaze made primarily of sugar and often flavored, typically used for baked goods; frosting.

Frosting

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A sugary coating for cakes and other baked goods. A layer of frost. A way to steal a car.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: Present participle of to frost.

Icing

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A sweet glaze made primarily of sugar and often flavored, typically used for baked goods; frosting.A minor violation of ice hockey rules, occurring when a player shoots the puck from his/her side of the red line so that it crosses the goal line on the opponent's side, and the next player to touch the puck is an opponent player other than the goalie. A team playing short-handed is not penalized for this.The process of forming a layer of ice on a surface.

Example sentence: I guess I feel that I was following my instincts, and at the same time being guided by the best. I became totally intrigued with Louisiana - the people, the food. It is a part of my life. Everything that has happened for me since moving here has just been icing on the cake.

We hope you now know whether to use Frosting or Icing in your sentence.

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