Definition of frosting | Bee Dictionary of English

Salty coffee also makes sense in a place where shaved-ice desserts are topped with corn kernels and breads get slathered with sugary frosting and bits of pork.
An ardent Lord of the Rings fan, Colbert is the proud owner of a portrait of Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn--drawn in frosting inside a chocolate frame--that the actor gave him after a .
Q: That sounds more like a frosting than a chocolate.

Warner Bros. Owns "Happy Birthday" Song And Wants Everyone To Pay Up
We thought "Happy Birthday To You," the most popular song of the 20th Century, belonged to America; to every insufferable child who glared at you over the frosting of their yellow cake with white icing if you refused to participate in the atonal homage to their existence; to every adult who leads the nostalgic exercise in previously peaceful bars and restaurants [ Ed: Chris hasn't taken his nap ...
June 13, 2013 - Gothamist
What’s wrong with this cake?
BY DIANE K. FISHER NASA Space Place How do astronauts on the International Space Station celebrate their birthdays? They could have a cake, if it were “glued” to the plate with frosting and the plate stuck to the table so it wouldn’t float off. But what about birthday candles? Would a candle even burn in space? Would it look any different from a candle flame on Earth? read more
June 10, 2013 - The Times Record
Davidson: Children's Museum of Denver marks its 40th at Willie Wonka-themed bash
The Children's Museum of Denver sure picked a sweet way to celebrate its 40th birthday: A Willy Wonka-themed party where the frosting on the cake was news that $290,000 had been raised.
June 9, 2013 - Denver Post

John Kerry in USA Today
It's the way it was handled. The lack of information to the Congress, the lack of information to the country, not managing it, not dealing with it, recognizing it as an issue. But look this is, this is the frosting,Kerry said. "I think...
Reba McEntire in Reuters
Of her experience singing Elvis Presley`s "Blue Christmas" with Bocelli during the taping, country music star Reba McEntire told the Toronto Sun, "I sat there in awe. I just loved it. (His voice) is rich like frosting on a cake - decadent. It`s so...
Carlton Cuse in Los Angeles Times (blog)
We're really lucky that we were able to end the show on our own terms,Cuse said. "To be recognized is the whipped cream on the frosting of the cake. It's like playing in the bonus round."