icing on the cake

noun phrase

: something extra that makes a good thing even better

The concert itself was great, and getting to meet the band afterward was (the) icing on the cake.

Examples of icing on the cake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That there’s a wonderful wedge salad to brighten up the plate is just icing on the cake. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026

The Jets were interested in McBain as a college free agent, Cossa’s backers believe in him to become an NHL starter and the pick is icing on the cake. — Murat Ates, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

With just vault to go, her Yurchenko double full was icing on the cake. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

This is already a killer value for a gaming desktop at retail, so an 8% Prime Day discount is just icing on the cake. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026

Rhymes for icing on the cake

• ache
• ake
• bake
• brake
• break
• craik
• crake
• fake
• flake
• hake
• jake
• lake