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Icing (food) Icing, or frosting, [ 1] is a sweet, often creamy glaze made of sugar with a liquid, such as water or milk, that is often enriched with ingredients like butter, egg whites, cream cheese, or flavorings. It is used to coat or decorate baked goods, such as cakes. When it is used between layers of cake it is known as a filling .
The top is covered with white glace icing, usually decorated with a jelly sweet. An Empire biscuit ( Imperial biscuit, Imperial cookie, double biscuit, German biscuit, Belgian biscuit, double shortbread, Empire cookie or biscuit bun) is a sweet biscuit eaten in Scotland and some Commonwealth countries. It is also popular in Northern Ireland, as ...
Glaze (cooking) In cooking, a glaze is a glossy, translucent coating applied to the outer surface of a dish by dipping, dripping, or using a brush. Depending on its nature and intended effect, a glaze may be applied before or after cooking. It may be either sweet or savory (in pâtisserie, the former is known as glaçage ); typical glazes ...
Turkish delight or lokum is a family of confections based on a gel of starch and sugar.Premium varieties consist largely of chopped dates, pistachios, hazelnuts or walnuts bound by the gel; traditional varieties are often flavored with rosewater, mastic gum, bergamot orange, or lemon.
Marzipan is a confection consisting primarily of sugar and almond meal (ground almonds), sometimes augmented with almond oil or extract.. It is often made into sweets; common uses are chocolate-covered marzipan and small marzipan imitations of fruits and vegetables.
The top is glazed in white (icing) and brown (chocolate) strips, and combed into a distinctive pattern. This cake is also known as a Napoleon. Mimosa cake: Italy: First created in Rieti in the 1950s, [25] the name comes from the small pieces of sponge cake scattered on the surface, which resemble mimosa flowers in shape. Misérable cake: Belgium
Glaze[ 1] or glaze ice, also called glazed frost or verglas, [ 2][ 3] is a smooth, transparent and homogeneous ice coating occurring when freezing rain or drizzle hits a surface. [ 4] It is similar in appearance to clear ice, which forms from supercooled water droplets. It is a relatively common occurrence in temperate climates in the winter ...
Ganache (/ ɡ ə ˈ n æ ʃ / or / ɡ ə ˈ n ɑː ʃ /; [1] French:) is a glaze, icing, sauce, or filling for pastries, made from chocolate and cream. [2]In the broad sense of the term, ganache is an emulsion between (melted) solid chocolate (which is made with cocoa butter, the fat phase) and a water-based ingredient, which can be cream, milk or fruit pulp. [3]