Saturday, April 25, 2009

How to Make Powdered Sugar



My Aunt Susan (same Aunt that made the transformer cake) told me about this tip. Too many times I've ran out of powdered sugar and used granulated sugar in it's place. If I had only known, all I had to do was blend the sugar for a couple of seconds. I could have avoided a lot of frosting disasters.

*I decided to make this video with my camera. It's the first video I've ever made so please excuse the poor quality. It was a little bit of a challenge holding the camera in one hand and making the sugar in the other hand while talking at the same time.
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24 comments:

  1. rachelApril 26, 2009 at 5:21 PM

    thanks! what a great tip.

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  2. pdxknitterati/MicheleLBApril 26, 2009 at 6:56 PM

    I had no idea. Thank you!

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  3. DianaApril 26, 2009 at 7:20 PM

    Thanks so much! There have been many times I've needed powdered sugar and didn't have any on hand. Who knew it was so simple!

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  4. The Queen of ClearanceApril 26, 2009 at 9:06 PM

    amazing! I bake a lot and I still had no idea about this!

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  5. mushroommeadowsApril 26, 2009 at 9:30 PM

    oh my gosh! I had no idea one could make powdered sugar! :)

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  6. alittlebitofscrapApril 26, 2009 at 11:06 PM

    Holy Cow.. that is the niftiest cooking tip I've ever seen!

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  7. babalismeApril 27, 2009 at 1:29 AM

    I never thought we could make it! I just buy!! Thank you for sharing!

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  8. alexanderApril 27, 2009 at 4:37 AM

    Hmm... that is very useful tip. Thanks ;)

    alexander
    Alex's World! - http://www.kakinan.com/alex

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  9. VoneApril 27, 2009 at 6:26 AM

    wow - is it really that easy?
    Thanks for the tip.

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  10. raneApril 27, 2009 at 8:53 AM

    If you wanted it just like
    powder sugar add a little
    bit of corn starch. The companies
    add cornstarch so that the
    powder sugar does not stick
    together, and it does make
    a differnce in the texture and
    the way that the Icing turns out.

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  11. zakkalifeApril 27, 2009 at 8:59 AM

    thanks for the tip Rane :)

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  12. MamaApril 27, 2009 at 11:04 AM

    Great tip! I'll keep that in mind if I'm ever in the middle of a recipe and run out of powdered sugar.

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  13. BakerApril 27, 2009 at 12:57 PM

    What food processor do you have? It is very cute.

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  14. zakkalifeApril 27, 2009 at 1:02 PM

    It's a coffee grinder.

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  15. LizApril 27, 2009 at 4:20 PM

    I'm always running out of stuff and since I'm on an island I can't just pop out to get more. Thanks for that great tip!

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  16. AyieApril 27, 2009 at 4:32 PM

    That was quick and easy. No need to look over places to get one, you can easily make one.

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  17. RaneApril 27, 2009 at 6:56 PM

    Your welcome!!

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  18. amei79April 27, 2009 at 7:31 PM

    nice tip. if me will just find an alternative,e.g milk. err...u dont like milk? ^ ^

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  19. macatiApril 28, 2009 at 2:29 AM

    sooooo cooool!
    thanks a lot!

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  20. RennaApril 28, 2009 at 10:12 AM

    I can't begin to count the many times I've foregone using a particular frosting recipe simply because I was out of powdered sugar, and the SIMPLE solution was right at my fingertips. THANK YOU!!!

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  21. wayfarerApril 29, 2009 at 7:29 AM

    How unbelievably easy! Why did i not know this? I hate going out for powdered sugar or sometimes there's a box in my cabinet i don't use for a year. Sigh...i'm never buying it again. Thanks!

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  22. apparentlyjessyMay 3, 2009 at 4:15 PM

    Wonderful tip! I hate it when run out of powdered sugar!!

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  23. juliecacheMay 4, 2009 at 12:57 PM

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  24. Mutuelle santeJuly 26, 2011 at 3:45 AM

    Thank you so much it was a great help, now to make powdered sugar is simple with your advice. Kudos

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