Icing & Toppings

Icings

Icings or frostings are sweet coatings for cakes and other baked goods. Icings have three main functions:-

1. They improve the keeping qualities of the cake by forming protective coatings around it.
2. they contribute flavor and richness
3. They improve appearance.

There are seven basic kinds of icings:-

1. Fondant
2. Buttercream
3. Foam Type icing
4. Fudge type icing
5. Flat type icing
6. Royal or decorators icings
7. Glazes

Topping 

Topping something you put on top of food to make it look nicer or taste better. a layer of food poured or spread over a base of a different type of food to add flavor. a pizza with extra toppings
Examples from the Corpus topping
• On pasta, it means tomato-based sauces instead of cream-based toppings.
• vanilla ice cream with a chocolate topping
• The ones described here are the coffee creamers, toppings, and margarine.
• Cream of the crop: custard topping adds a crafty touch to Pear tart.
• The detritus is deposited in a bag and the water re-circulated, so no topping up is required.
• You may add other toppings if you wish, but always use refried beans as the base.
• Disadvantage: regular topping up is essential.
• The pizza will cook, the crust will set, the toppings will soften, and the sauce will thicken.
• Spoon the toppings on to the toasts, arrange the prosciutto over the tomato topping and serve at once, garnished with the basil.