Icing sugar and caster sugar

[pippa]

I can't find directions to make castor sugar anywhere, just icing sugar.  What do you do to make it castor sugar?

[judydawn]

pippa, did you receive a green and white fridge chart with your machine?  It is on there i.e. sugar to castor sugar 3 seconds on speed 9 (maximum 200g).  However, I just do 2 sec/speed 8 and it does it for me.
Just checked the EDC and this same chart is in there, just a few pages in.

[Zan]

I never ice cakes. Birthday cakes yes but nothing else, not even for guests, lol.

[cookie1]

Me either. I'm a meanie.

[pippa]

pippa, did you receive a green and white fridge chart with your machine?  It is on there i.e. sugar to castor sugar 3 seconds on speed 9 (maximum 200g).  However, I just do 2 sec/speed 8 and it does it for me.
Just checked the EDC and this same chart is in there, just a few pages in.

Oh yeah - I forgot about that chart.  We have one of those annoying silver fridges that are not magnetic on the front and since the kitchen renovation, the fridge now sits in a fridge hutch so anything on the sides gets a bit lost.  Silly me for trying to look it up in the index index under castor sugar.  I guess I will get used to the book the more I use it 

Thanks judydawn

[pippa]

I never ice cakes. Birthday cakes yes but nothing else, not even for guests, lol.

I used to until we had children with food intolerances so now I don't as it is even more boring having plain white icing.  One thing I do do though is use a tea strainer to sift icing sugar on cakes and then sometimes dip cookie cutters in water and press them into the icing sugar which makes shapes on the top of the cake.  Safe for my kids to eat, fast and easy yet looks good. But I guess that sort of defeats the purpose as you still need icing sugar on hand.

[Zan]

Thanks Pippa what a great idea! My kids would love that and not make it too sweet for us.
They always ask for icing sugar to be dusted on strawberries so think that would really thrill them.

[JenniCB]

That's a great idea Pippa! Love it! It looks so pretty and much quicker than having to ice it....no getting the TM bowl dirty a second time either...LOL!!