Sasha
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Hi, everyone! "Caster sugar is ... is commonly used for baking in Australia and also the UK" What is caster sugar? What is the difference between 'caster sugar' and 'ordinary sugar'? Do you only use 'caster sugar' or you have a choice to buy 'simple (?) sugar' or a 'caster' one?
Oct 28, 2021 6:55 AM
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Caster sugar is more fine than the regular stuff and less fine than powdered sugar. You need it in recipes where it should dissolve quickly and evenly (no graininess and no clumps).
October 28, 2021
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Regular sugar is called granulated sugar (mentioning this because if you're baking, this term comes up a lot). Put regular sugar in a grinder, the resulting powder you get is called caster sugar. This is used in recipes where you need the sugar to dissolve quickly. You don't have to buy it. If you have regular sugar and you have a grinder at home, that's basically all you need. To make icing sugar, you need to put granulated sugar + cornflour in the grinder. This is used mostly for icing and frosting only, so don't use icing sugar in a recipe unless specifically mentioned.
October 28, 2021
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I'm making a new comment to answer, since I can't attach a picture otherwise. Icing is all the creamy decoration on top of a cake/cupcake. Like the white swirly stuff on top of this cupcake (This is a Google picture, I didn't take it)
October 28, 2021
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It's warm here in Durban 😉
October 28, 2021
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Icing sugar is granulated white sugar thats been pulverized to a powder and mixed with a small but mighty amount of cornstarch.
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