frosting

Example Sentences

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Everything else is just frosting on the cake.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

Susan Prunty’s bakery in Medford, Ore., sold about 25 Christmas cookie decorating kits through the middle of last December, complete with a dozen freshly baked sugar cookies, buttercream frosting, and sprinkles.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

As a thank you, Perkins made her first cake with those pans for that friend — two tiers blanketed in swirling pastel frosting and studded with real flowers and fresh raspberries.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

In baked goods, Walmart has had to find natural dyes that work for sprinkles, frosting and sometimes the cake itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025

You never want to turn down a Mrs. Bigio cupcake—even if it is all pastel pink with little hearts in the frosting.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt