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Icing (food) facts for kids

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Chocolate Sour-Cream Icing on cake
Chocolate icing

Icing is a paste that is usually made from sugar. It is also called "frosting". It is put on cakes to add flavour. Many kinds of cake have icing, especially cakes made for special occasions like birthday cakes, wedding cakes and Christmas cake.

Images for kids

  • Lemon bundt cake (2), January 2010

    White glacé icing on a lemon bundt cake

  • Icing to be spread on cake

    Chocolate icing in a bowl before being put on a cake

  • Chocolate Cupcakes with Raspberry Buttercream detail

    Chocolate cupcakes with icing

  • ChocolateTruffleCakeIdeal03

    Chocolate truffle cake with icing

  • Ladybug cupcakes

    Ladybug cupcakes

  • Christmas sugar cookies, January 2010

    Frosted Christmas cookies

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