- butter icing
- butter icing nounButter cream• • •Main Entry: ↑butter
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butter icing — noun another term for buttercream … English new terms dictionary
butter — n. & v. n. 1 a a pale yellow edible fatty substance made by churning cream and used as a spread or in cooking. b a substance of a similar consistency or appearance (peanut butter). 2 excessive flattery. v.tr. spread, cook, or serve with butter… … Useful english dictionary
Butter cream — or buttercream or mock cream is a type of icing used inside cakes, as a coating, and as decoration. In its simplest form, it is made by creaming butter with powdered sugar, although other fats can be used, such as margarine. Colorings and… … Wikipedia
icing — icing1 [īs′iŋ] n. a mixture variously of sugar, butter, flavoring, water or other liquid, egg whites, etc. for covering a cake or pastries; frosting icing2 [īs′iŋ] n. Ice Hockey an infraction in which a player in the defensive half of the rink… … English World dictionary
Icing (food) — This cake has an icing made with chocolate and sour cream … Wikipedia
butter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh ▪ creamy ▪ rancid ▪ melted ▪ Brush the pastry with a little melted butter … Collocations dictionary
icing — ic|ing [ aısıŋ ] noun uncount a substance used to cover or fill cakes and made by mixing sugar with water or butter: FROSTING the icing on the cake something that makes a good situation even better: I m really happy playing here, and if we win on … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
icing — UK [ˈaɪsɪŋ] / US noun [uncountable] a substance used to cover or fill cakes. Icing is made by mixing sugar with water or butter. • the icing on the cake … English dictionary
icing — /uy sing/, n. 1. a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting. 2. Meteorol. a coating of ice on a solid object. Cf. glaze, rime1. 3. Aviation. the freezing of atmospheric… … Universalium
icing — [ˈaɪsɪŋ] noun [U] a mixture of sugar and water or butter that is used for covering cakes • the icing on the cake something that makes a good situation even better[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
