You can use them interchangeably…for the most part. Golden caster sugar is made with natural, unrefined cane sugar, whereas regular caster sugar is refined for that pure white color. Just like regular granulated sugar and brown sugar, you’ll find both white caster sugar and golden caster sugar.
Whereas those types of sugar are true powder (closer to cornstarch or flour), caster sugar still has a grain-like texture that you can feel between your fingers. There’s a chance you’ll find caster sugar in some regular grocery stores, but any specialty baking shop or big-box online retailer is guaranteed to carry it.Īs for how it compares to other types of sugar, it’s not as fine as powdered sugar aka icing sugar aka confectioners’ sugar. Caster sugar brings plenty of sweetness without any of the textural graininess that coarser types of sugars often contribute. It’s ideal for dissolving in ice cold beverages (like some added sweetness for an iced coffee or iced tea), as well as seamlessly blending into frosting, glazes, and whipped cream. If a grain of granulated sugar is big and a grain of confectioners’ sugar is tiny, caster sugar would be somewhere in between. Like if regular old white sugar got put into the food processor for a minute or two. Caster sugar goes by a variety of names, including castor sugar, baker’s sugar, and superfine sugar, the last of which alludes to what exactly it is: a type of superfine sugar.
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