geordiegirl2

I know some people are not going to be happy about another cookery thread sorry but does anyone know where to get icing sugar or is there a US equivilent also there seems to be a lot of different marzipans around, anyone know the kind closed to what we would use back home.

Sarah

Its called 'Confectioners Sugar' over here. Don't know about marzipan though.

geordiegirl2

thanks, is it widely available

Guelder Rose

Confectioners Sugar is freely available ... all the major stores stock it.

Pigtails

That would mostly be Rushman and we like to tick him off as much as possible. Please see my Thangsgiving Recipes thread

Jan Alaska

marizpan is called almond paste over here, its not the same as what we know as marzipan but it works ok

hope this helps

Jan

Bob

i've seen blocks of marizpan around here...weren't cheap though...

Sophia_S

Cost Plus World Market has marzipan, imported from Germany,I've found it in super walmart as well,but you have to buy as soon as you see it or it's sold out, been using it for a few years on my Xmas cake,I found three packs of it just covered the cake with a thick enough layer of marzipan for our taste,wasn't cheap though...cost about $12!,but this year I'm just going to make a Dundee cake instead...found we were just picking the icing off and throwing it away!...and the icing sugar is Confectioners sugar here......Sophia(IL)

Rushman

Ahhhh there it is proof!!!! You do it just to wind me up.
All these bollocks cooking, recipe and now a whole thread devoted to f**king icing suger!!!!

Ask in the bloody store you lazy cow.

Rushman

And you!!! This is a womans thread you big Jesse!!!


You haven't seen NO marzipan and you haven't got a clue how much they cost because you were looking at POWER TOOLS!!!!!!! OK?

cindyabs

And this from a man whose avatar is someone who talks to plants.......

gruffbrown

I've got a great recipe for Dundee Cake

meauxna

Is Powdered Sugar yet another thing, or the same as Confectioners/Icing?

Roadster280

Women have "power tools" also.

LMFAO!!! This could be interpreted as one of two things. I meant food processors, electric can openers, etc. Not the other option. Honest.

Apologies for thread hijack. Icing rots your teeth almost as fast as Extra Strong Mints.

Jan Alaska

was just going to say that too ...... my ex was on submarines and got accused of drinking on duty because the Dundee cake had so much whiskey in it lol

Jan