| Cake Terms and Definitions |
| Buttercream Icing : Soft, creamy, buttery, icing commonly used for cakes. Royal Icing : Very sweet icing, dries candy hard. Used for certain flowers,string work,cookies, and gingerbread houses. Rolled Fondant Icing : Rich flavor, rolled out icing, used to cover cake. Covers the cake with a perfectly smooth satiny iced surface. Gumpaste Icing : Sweet pliable sugar mixture, used to make flowers and other decorations, dries hard. |