- present participle of frost.
frosting
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Beyond serving customers at the counter, I also worked in the back, finishing donuts through tasks like jelly filling, frosting and powdering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
A soft, spice-warmed cake that layers apples three ways—applesauce in the crumb, roasted chunks folded through and a tangy apple butter frosting on top.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
Everything else is just frosting on the cake.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026
“Big wasn’t a crush, he was a crash,” Carrie says to Miranda as she peels down the wrapper on a cupcake topped with bright pink buttercream frosting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
After it’s cooled, I apply an unreasonably thin layer of frosting, just enough to cover the cake.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
Most cream cheese frostings call for just a handful of ingredients — typically cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and salt.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2025
She offers 50 cakes — sheet cakes, stacked cakes, rolled cakes, even ice cream cakes — and many fillings, soaks and frostings to make them your own.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2021
Baking often necessitates frostings, caramels, and creams, which can be finicky if they’re not kept at a steady temperature.
From Slate ● May 5, 2020
The bold frostings on the fried cakes owe their colors to the fruits and purées that flavor them; no artificial dyes or preservatives are used here.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2018
The six tiers of fabric are like different frostings of tulle and lace and silk.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
