Granulated Sugar

Granulated sugar is a highly refined, medium-sized sugar crystal primarily made from sugar-cane but may also be produced from sugar-beet. It is a versatile, all-purpose sugar that is most commonly used for sweetening tea and coffee and for sprinkling over breakfast cereals, but may also be used in a baking or cooking.

It can be used to sweeten stewed fruit such as apples and plums and may also be used for rubbed in mixtures such as crumbles or cakes. Although it may be added to creamed mixtures such as Madeira cake or Victoria sponge, it can result in a lower volume and often gives the cake a more speckled appearance than caster sugar.