Examples of confectioners' sugar in a Sentence
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Skip the frosting entirely and serve with a drizzle of caramel, dusting of confectioners' sugar, or a scoop of ice cream.
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Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2023
Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar and vanilla extract until light and fluffy.
—The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 13 July 2020
Arrange the strawberries around the top edge of the cake, fill the center with the rose petals, and then dust lightly with confectioners' sugar.
—Sophie Dweck, townandcountrymag.com, 24 Apr. 2023
Place the 1/2 cup (65 grams) of confectioners' sugar in a small bowl and lightly dust your hands with some more.
—Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2020
In a bowl, whisk the confectioners' sugar and water until thoroughly combined.
—BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2021
In a small bowl mix the confectioners' sugar, milk, and lemon extract until smooth.
—Breeanna Hare, CNN, 2 May 2022
Turn the mixer to low, gradually add the confectioners' sugar, then beat at medium speed, scraping down the bowl as necessary, until smooth and creamy.
—Ina Garten, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2022
Immediately, before ganache sets, pipe parallel lines of confectioners' sugar mixture about 1 inch apart on entire cake, stopping just short of edge.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 13 Feb. 2022
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Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2023
Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar and vanilla extract until light and fluffy.
—The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 13 July 2020
Arrange the strawberries around the top edge of the cake, fill the center with the rose petals, and then dust lightly with confectioners' sugar.
—Sophie Dweck, townandcountrymag.com, 24 Apr. 2023
Place the 1/2 cup (65 grams) of confectioners' sugar in a small bowl and lightly dust your hands with some more.
—Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2020
In a bowl, whisk the confectioners' sugar and water until thoroughly combined.
—BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2021
In a small bowl mix the confectioners' sugar, milk, and lemon extract until smooth.
—Breeanna Hare, CNN, 2 May 2022
Turn the mixer to low, gradually add the confectioners' sugar, then beat at medium speed, scraping down the bowl as necessary, until smooth and creamy.
—Ina Garten, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2022
Immediately, before ganache sets, pipe parallel lines of confectioners' sugar mixture about 1 inch apart on entire cake, stopping just short of edge.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 13 Feb. 2022
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First Known Use
circa 1889, in the meaning defined above
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circa 1889
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“Confectioners' sugar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confectioners%27%20sugar. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.
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confectioners' sugar
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: finely powdered sugar
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