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Cooking & Baking

eppur_se_muova

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3. Formatting error -- "(superfine) sugar" should be on the same line as "caster". Caster sugar is superfine sugar ...

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Mon Aug 18, 2025, 10:44 AM

Aug 18

Hard to find in US. You can substitute confectioner's sugar, or use a blender or food processor to convert regular granulated sugar to caster sugar. The grain size of caster is smaller than US granulated, but larger than confectioner's. The point is to make it dissolve faster, which can be done with confectioner's sugar, but which is more expensive.

Just grind/chop 1 cup of granulated sugar for a few minutes to make 1 cup of caster sugar. If there is a cloud of sugar dust in the blender, LET IT SETTLE before opening the lid. Sugar dust has been known to ignite explosively !

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Georgia_Imperial_Sugar_refinery_explosion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_explosion

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It's Chocolate Monday. Indulge Yourself! 🌞 [View all] justaprogressive Aug 18 OP

Every day is chocolate day in our house! NewHendoLib Aug 18 #1

LOL! justaprogressive Aug 18 #2

Well, yes, of course. niyad Aug 18 #6

Formatting error -- "(superfine) sugar" should be on the same line as "caster". Caster sugar is superfine sugar ... eppur_se_muova Aug 18 #3

Thanks for catching that justaprogressive Aug 18 #4

Yummmm. Thank you. niyad Aug 18 #5