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icing

[ahy-sing] / ˈaɪ sɪŋ /


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Getting the color and appearance right for the icing on cupcakes alone required a nearly thirtyfold increase in natural ingredients.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

It might also mean a thick slice of homemade apple Bundt cake under a generous coat of cream cheese icing, eaten with coffee.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2026

Ingredients to bake fairy cakes with buttercream icing usually cost between £10 and £15 - depending on what you already have in the cupboard.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Any enrichment and information is icing on the cake.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

“I’ll bake cookies. With striped icing and star sprinkles.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan



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