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frosting

[fraw-sting, fros-ting] / ˈfrɔ stɪŋ, ˈfrɒs tɪŋ /
NOUN
icing
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And, most importantly, it encouraged consumers to get creative with other aspects of baking: shaping, frosting and decorating.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026

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

Everything else is just frosting on the cake.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026

She punctuates the quip by taking a big bite, leaving a glob of frosting on her face.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026

Her favorite treat was a chocolate cupcake but whenever she started licking the frosting or crumbs off the wrapper, Mrs. Palmer said it wasn’t polite to lick the wrapper, and made her stop.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

A few more tips: Unlike heavily sweetened cream cheese frostings, this recipe is tangy and bright from yogurt and citrus, and may run gorgeously over the sides of your cake.

From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2022

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

He had scored a superb 99 on the fill-in-the blank worksheet on cakes and frostings, not to mention a 96 on his poultry worksheet.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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