Is there really a difference between having icing or frosting on cupcakes? Both seem to have similar sweet tastes and come in many different textures and colors. Each one also seems to hold rather firmly against various shapes and sizes. Facts are frosting is usually used to coat the outside of the cupcakes, giving them a cream like texture which is thick and fluffy with a more buttery taste. Icing on the other hand is thinner and glossier, serving as a glaze on the cupcakes, and tastes more sugary than frosting. Either one whether lapped up at that special occasion or savored as a bedtime snack will be sure to bring a smile to your face while satisfying them fired up taste buds. If those two don’t fulfill the need there’s always whip cream. Thanks for coming by…enjoy! (original: https://8tracks.com/mr-mekanic/icing-on-the-cake)