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Icing & Frosting
Our icings and frostings make decorating cakes, cupcakes, biscuits, and desserts easier than ever. Choose from a range of flavours and finishes – ideal for any professional kitchen. Create the perfect bakery treats, we’ve got the products to give perfect results every time.
Our icings and frostings make decorating cakes, cupcakes, biscuits, and desserts easier than ever. Choose from a range of flavours and finishes – ideal for any professional kitchen.
Frequently Asked Questions About Cake Icing
Ready-made cake icing is supplied prepared and ready for application, saving the time involved in making icing from scratch. Depending on the product and application, it can be spread, drizzled, dipped or warmed for flooding over cakes and bakery products.
Fudge icing is suitable for finishing cakes, doughnuts, muffins, choux pastry, Danish pastries, traybakes and other bakery products. It produces a smooth finish and is particularly useful in bakeries and catering kitchens where consistent results are important.
Not always. Ready-made fudge icing can be used directly from the tub for some applications, but gently warming it can make it easier to pour or flood. Always follow the instructions for the individual product. For example, Macphie recipes use its 5th Avenue icing warmed to around 35–45°C for some applications.
Some ready-made icings can be customised with additional flavouring or colouring. Macphie specifically states that its 5th Avenue icings can accept additional flavours and colours. Check the individual product information before making alterations.
Yes. Macphie 5th Avenue fudge icings are designed to dry relatively quickly while remaining resistant to cracking and brittleness, making them useful for commercially produced cakes, doughnuts and pastries.
Storage instructions vary by product. Macphie advises keeping its 5th Avenue icing in a closed container after opening and storing unopened tubs in a cool, dry place below 20°C. Always check the individual product label for specific storage instructions.
Some products are. Macphie states that its 5th Avenue icings have good freeze-thaw stability and are more freeze-thaw stable than fondant. Check the individual product specification before freezing finished products.
The terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but they can describe different products. The products in this category are primarily smooth, ready-made fudge icings designed for coating and finishing bakery products. Softer, whipped-style products are better found in our separate frosting range.
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