To make fondant sugar, which is used in icings and confections, very fine sucrose crystals are surrounded with a saturated solution of invert sugar corn syrup, or maltodextrin.
To make fondant sugar, which is used in icings and confections, very fine sucrose crystals are surrounded with a saturated solution of invert sugar corn syrup, or maltodextrin.
1.A mixture of sugar with water, egg white, or butter, used as a coating for cakes or biscuits.
‘As trade with the New World increased, cochineal became the standard dye for a wide variety of uses, from the red coats of British soldiers, to the red tints of artists' paints and the coloring of pastry icings.’
‘The sponge was moist and the _icing_ simply scrumptious!’
2.The formation of ice on an aircraft, ship, or other vehicle, or in an engine.
‘Compared to the turbulence, the hail and the lightning, _icing_ was the biggest threat of all.’
‘The report also confirmed that the _icing_ may not have been noticed by Mr Baldwin because of safety implements fitted in the vehicle.’