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frosting

[fraw-sting, fros-ting] / ˈfrɔ stɪŋ, ˈfrɒs tɪŋ /
NOUN
icing
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It was gooey, soft and slathered in a classic tangy cream cheese frosting.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 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

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

“I like the way you think, dude,” Joe said, picking concha frosting crumbs from my plate.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

“For its base, cooks followed one of several butter cake formulas, each adapted well to all sorts of flavorings, toppings, and frostings, limited only by the baker’s imagination,” Tipton-Martin states in “Jubilee.”

From Washington Post Apr. 6, 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

And we haven't even mentioned different frostings and toppings: You can totally go to town.

From Salon Aug. 22, 2020

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 six tiers of fabric are like different frostings of tulle and lace and silk.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton




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