Translation of Some Common Terms from UK to US English
Here are some common cooking terms used in the UK with their American equivalent. If you find any other terms on the website that should be included, please let me know by e-mail.

bake blind - bake a pastry case empty, by covering with wax paper and weighing down with beans
bicarbonate of soda - baking soda
biscuit - cookie
boiled sweet - hard candy
castor sugar (sometimes spelt caster) - fine grained sugar, you can usually use ordinary white sugar instead.
cake tin - cake pan
chocolate vermicelli - chocolate sprinkles
clingfilm -Saran wrap
cornflour - cornstarch
demerara sugar - light brown cane sugar
digestive biscuits - similar to Graham crackers
double cream - heavy cream
fairy cake - cupcake
ginger nut - ginger snap
golden syrup - similar to corn syrup
greaseproof paper - wax paper
icing - frosting
icing sugar - confectioner's powdered sugar
mixed spice - a mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves
pastry - pie crust
plain chocolate - semi-sweet chocolate
plain flour - all purpose flour
single cream - light cream
sponge finger - ladyfinger
strainer - sieve
sultana -white raisin
tart - pie
toffee - taffy
treacle - similar to molasses
whipping cream - between light and heavy cream

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