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1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 28% | 9 | Cake finishing touches | |
3 | 28% | 6 | Finishing touch on a cake | |
Finishing Off A Cake Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "ICING" which means:
- noun
- • The formation of frost or ice on a surface
- • A flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
- • (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal verb
- • To cool with ice, as a beverage.
- • To become ice; to freeze.
- • To make icy; to freeze.
- • To murder.
- • To cover with icing (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg); to frost; as cakes, tarts, etc.
- • To put out a team for a match.
- • To shoot the puck the length of the playing surface, causing a stoppage in play called icing.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The cake was beautifully decorated with pink icing."
- • "I have a sweet tooth, so i always load my cupcakes with extra icing."
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