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Substitute for Icing Sugar
katie_jane_2
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Hi gang does anyone know of a sub i can use for icing sugar when making glace icing?
trying to make some chocy cookies with the kids
cheers katex
trying to make some chocy cookies with the kids
cheers katex
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Icing sugar is just very finely ground ordinary sugar. The problem comes with some icing that granule sugar tends to stay that way unless it has a good chance to dissolve properly into whatever you do.
So with glace icing, since you start off by shoving it into warm water - as long as you give it a good enough swish around for long enough you might just get away with it
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If it's to add to a recipe (not for icing,) I have been known to put granulated sugar in the processor and grind it down until it's much finer. works if you need caster sugar too.0
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Hi Kate, I have done this when things were a bit tight & people wanted iced cakes!
If you grind up sugar in a blender it is pretty good, although a bit "grittier" than usual icing sugar. If you sieve it, that gets out the worst of the unground bits.
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Alternatively put it in a bag & bash with your rolling pin to break it up. Just remember to get all the air out of the bag first!0
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Instead of glace icing, try melting chocolate, marshmallows or toffees for the topping. Or just brush with jam and stick jelly tots or smarties on top.
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I need some tomorrow to make buttercream filling and a chocolate covering for a sponge - is there a storecupboard alternative to save me trekking out?The ability of skinny old ladies to carry huge loads is phenomenal. An ant can carry one hundred times its own weight, but there is no known limit to the lifting power of the average tiny eighty-year-old Spanish peasant grandmother.0
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but can't you just blend down caster suger to get icing sugar (or have I completely made that up?).
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What else do you have in - beaten cream and melted chocolate make a lovely ganache (sp?) filling/ topping.0
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Yes - I think that might be right - I sort of remember that my mum maybe used to do it with granulated sugar0
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Would I whizz it in the food processor then? If so, that'd be great. I've only got granulated sugar but that's just big castor sugar, isn't it?
No cream unfortunately. The Victoria sponge will have seedless raspberry jam but I did want to add buttercream to that to make it a bit more special.
I've got endless amounts of milk chocolate which I could melt and put on top of the chocolate sponge, and maybe some chocolate spread I could use for the inside.The ability of skinny old ladies to carry huge loads is phenomenal. An ant can carry one hundred times its own weight, but there is no known limit to the lifting power of the average tiny eighty-year-old Spanish peasant grandmother.0
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