What exactly is "Confessioner's sugar"? Is it different that regular sugar?!
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confectioners sugar is sugar ground down to almost dust with cornflour added
its what makes icing for cakes
normal sugar is granulated sugar
Confectioner's sugar, also known as powdered sugar, is used more for dusting things and creating icings than regular refined sugar. You can usually find it in the baking aisle of any grocery store, and it will be labeled "Powdered Sugar"
Experience baking.
Powdered sugar or Confectioners' sugar is a combination of pulverized cane sugar and corn starch. It is used primarily in things like icings, glazes and frosting because it melts completely without cooking unlike regular/granulated sugar that needs to be cooked in order to melt
It is actually spelled "confectioners" sugar. It's powdered sugar, very finely grounded. Looks chalky and it's used for decoration and/or to sweeten lightly.
personal experience
Powdered Sugar and Confectioner's sugar are the same thing. Confectioner's Sugar is also called
10xx sugar.
Confectioners sugar? It is powdered sugar. It is not grainy like regular sugar. It is used in making icing.
'Confectioners' Sugar is otherwise known as ICING Sugar.
It's a very fine powder.
"Confectioner's" sugar is powdered sugar.
AKA Icing sugar
97% ground sugar, 3% cornflour
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