Filling vs Frosting
What's the difference between filling and frosting? Does filling mean filling inside layers of a cake and frosting is covering the outside of the cake?
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Pretty much. A "filling" is any substance inside of a pastry or pastry-like food item (a filling inside a sandwich, a filling inside a cinnamon roll, a filling inside a pie, a filling inside a calzone). So when you're talking about cake, anything between layers is a filling: more frosting, a layer of jam, maybe some ganache.
Frosting is a specific type of thing that's used to cover the outside of a cake. There are many kinds (contrast buttercream to whipped), but is generally more substantial than an icing, which also can be used to cover the outside of a cake. In general, things on the top of a cake are called toppings, in the same way that things on the top of a pizza are called toppings, but that usually doesn't count the frosting or icing or glaze.
You can therefore have a filling made of frosting, but you cannot have a frosting made of filling.
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Filling is a thick mixture which is used between the layers of cake. It may be some of the frosting to which nuts, marshmallows or fruits are added. Whipped cream and custard mixtures are sometimes used for fillings.The Difference between Frosting \u0026 Icing, Filling \u0026 Glaze for Desserts
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