sugarpaste
nounUK /ˈʃʊɡəpeɪst/
US /ˈʃʊɡərpeɪst/
A soft, sweet dough made of sugar that people use to cover and decorate cakes.
She rolled out the sugarpaste and draped it smoothly over the birthday cake.
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2. A thick paste of sugar and water used as a base for sweets and confectionery.
The candymaker boiled sugarpaste until it was thick enough to shape into sweets.
3. A sweet spread or filling made mainly from sugar, sometimes flavored with fruit or nuts.
He spread a layer of sugarpaste between the sponge layers.
4. Any pliable sugar-based mixture used by bakers for modeling edible decorations.
Using sugarpaste, she molded tiny flowers to place on the cupcakes.