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Great question! While frosting and icing are often used interchangeably, they’re actually a bit different in texture, appearance, and use:
🧁 Frosting:
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Thick and fluffy
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Made with butter, cream cheese, or shortening, plus powdered sugar and flavoring
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Used for spreading or piping on cakes, cupcakes, and cookies
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Holds its shape well — think of classic buttercream or cream cheese frosting
✅ Best for decorating and layering
🍩 Icing:
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Thinner and glossier
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Typically made from powdered sugar + liquid (like milk, lemon juice, or water)
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Drizzled or poured — dries to a slightly firm or crackly finish
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Think of the glaze on a donut or the shiny top of sugar cookies
✅ Best for glazing or drizzling
Pro tip: If you can spread it with a knife and it holds peaks, it's frosting. If you pour or drizzle it and it flows, it's icing.