A mixture of finely ground almonds and sugar. Equal parts almonds and sugar ground until very fine and the oils in the almonds bring the sugar together.

An icing made of butter and/or shortening blended with confectioners' sugar or sugar syrup and, sometimes, other ingredients

Cooked fruit served in its cooking liquid, usually a sugar syrup

a confection preserved in jam. Confit= preserved, so confiture=preserved. Can also refer to something that's been candied.

A sweetened fruit puree, used as a sauce

A flavored sugar syrup used to flavor and moisten cakes and other desserts

A candy consisting of a center covered with a coating, such as a sugared almond or a chocolate. Some sort of center that's been coated in layers of candy or sugar

To lightly coat a food with a powdery product, such as flour or confectioner's sugar

A type of icing made of a boiled sugar syrup that is agitated so it crystallizes into a mass of extremely small white crystals

Egg whites and sugar whipped to a foam; also called common meringue

A sponge cake made by whipping whole eggs with sugar and folding in flour, and, sometimes, melted butter

Fruits glazed or iced (sugar syrup)

Also known as acacia gum, Neutral in flavor.

used in confectionery and in food manufacturing, In manufacturing as a stabilizer and thickener.

In confectionery, as a jelling or thickening agent, or as a glaze.

a type of sugar paste or pastillage made with vegetable gum. Gum tragacanth is a classical ingredient. Finer, so it takes detail better. It can be rolled thinner, and is very fragile.

a meringue made by whipping a boiling syrup into egg whites

A baked meringue flavored with nuts

a paste made of equal parts almonds and kernels (apricot kernels) like almond paste, principally used in baking (not for marzipan).

A paste or confection made of almonds and sugar and often used for decorative work

A light confection, icing, or filling made of meringue and gelatin (or other stabilizers). Sugar syrup cooked and whipped with gelatin and egg white. In Europe, marshmallows are brightly colored and flavored and fanciful.

A thick, white foam made of whipped egg whites and sugar

A flat round candy made of chocolate and covered with white sprinkles

A sugar paste used for decorative work, which becomes very hard when dry. Powdered sugar + gelatin + water. Mix into a dough (really a dough rather than a paste). It can be modeled or formed or rolled out. When dry, feels like porcelain. Used for larger decorations, architectural things

A transparent, sweet jelly used for decorating cakes

Referring to the thickness of whipped/cooked batter, usually with eggs. When the batter is lifted it should fall in ribbons or smooth sheets that will hold their shape momentarily before falling into the batter.

A form of icing made of confectioners' sugar and egg whites; used for decorating

A type of biscuit or biscuitlike bread

A syrup consisting of sucrose and water in varying proportions

A crumbly topping for baked goods, consisting of fat, sugar, and flour rubbed together

Egg whites and sugar warmed, usually over hot water, and then whipped to a foam

German for various types of cakes, usually layer cakes. As a verb, to cut a cake into layers