confectioners' sugar
The standard American English term for powdered sugar or icing sugar — very finely ground white sugar used in icings, frostings, and confectionery.
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The standard American English term for powdered sugar or icing sugar — very finely ground white sugar used in icings, frostings, and confectionery. The British equivalent is 'icing sugar'. The name reflects its primary use in professional confectionery work.
Beat in the confectioners' sugar gradually to avoid a cloud of powder covering everything.
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(US) Powdered sugar.
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The British, Irish, and Commonwealth name for what Americans call powdered sugar or confectioners' sugar — white sugar ground to a fine powder, often mixed with a small amount of cornstarch to prevent clumping. It's used for dusting desserts, making frostings, and anywhere you need sugar that dissolves instantly. A classic marker of UK vs. US recipe vocabulary: the same ingredient, two very different names.
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