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caster sugar

British  
/ ˈkɑːstə /

noun

  1. finely ground white sugar

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Since the sugar is ground more finely, a cup of caster sugar is denser than a cup of granulated sugar — meaning you would get more caster sugar per cup.

From Salon Dec. 10, 2022

Our take on the traditional Italian torte is made with just three ingredients — walnuts, eggs, caster sugar — plus powdered sugar for dusting on top of the baked cake.

From Salon Jan. 31, 2022

They'll work as seamless substitutes for one another in cake and cookies, but you probably wouldn't use brown sugar in a recipe for vanilla buttercream; same goes for golden caster sugar.

From Salon Jan. 14, 2022

When our Baking Club focused on Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh's cookbook "Sweet: Desserts from London's Ottolenghi," members with the UK version kept noticing that the vast majority of the recipes call for caster sugar.

From Salon Jan. 14, 2022

You can also skip the workarounds and cut to the chase by making your own caster sugar.

From Salon Jan. 14, 2022

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