Translation guide
A sweet, creamy topping for cakes and pastries. In Japanese, the most common equivalent is フロスティング, a loanword from English, but other terms like アイシング and 糖衣 are used depending on the type and context.
frosting (on a cake)
The general concept of a sweet, spreadable topping used on cakes, cupcakes, and pastries.
The most direct translation, a loanword from English. Widely understood, especially in baking contexts.
フロスティング is the most common and general term for creamy toppings. アイシング is often used for thinner, glaze-like coatings or decorative icing. 糖衣 is a more formal term for a hard sugar coating, not typically used for soft frosting.
This cake uses buttercream frosting.
Often used interchangeably with フロスティング, but can specifically refer to a thinner, glaze-like icing. Common in recipes.
I decorated the cookies with icing.
Literally 'sugar coating'. A more technical or formal term, often used for a hard sugar coating rather than creamy frosting.
Sugar-coated almonds.