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Marzipan vs Icing - What's the difference?

marzipan | icing |

As nouns the difference between marzipan and icing

is that marzipan is a confection of almond paste, sugar and egg white while icing is a sweet glaze made primarily of sugar and often flavored, typically used for baked goods; frosting.

As verbs the difference between marzipan and icing

is that marzipan is {{cx|transitive|lang=en}} To cover with marzipan while icing is present participle of lang=en.

marzipan

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A confection of almond paste, sugar and egg white.

    • Synonyms

    * marchpane (obsolete)

    Derived terms

    * marzipan layer

    See also

    * Christmas cake * Simnel cake

    Verb

  • To cover with marzipan.
    • a marzipanned cake

    External links

    * (wikipedia "marzipan")

    icing

    English

    Etymology 1

    Gerund of the verb . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sweet glaze made primarily of sugar and often flavored, typically used for baked goods; frosting.
  • (ice hockey) A minor violation of ice hockey rules, occurring when a player shoots the puck from his/her side of the red line so that it crosses the goal line on the opponent's side. A team playing short-handed is not penalized for this.
  • The process of forming a layer of ice on a surface.
    • Derived terms
    * butter icing * water icing

    Etymology 2

    From the verb .

    Verb

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