kuorruttaa

Kuorruttaa is a Finnish verb meaning to coat or cover a surface with a glaze, icing, or other edible decorative layer. It is primarily used in culinary contexts, especially in baking and confectionery, to give a glossy finish and added flavor or texture to cakes, pastries, and fruits.

Common forms of kuorrutus include sokerikuorrutus (sugar glaze), suklaankuorrutus (chocolate glaze), and marjakuorrutus (fruit glaze). The process typically involves preparing a pourable or spreadable mixture and applying it to a cooled product by pouring, brushing, or dipping. After application, the coating often sets or hardens, creating a finished surface that is both decorative and protective.

In practice, kuorruttaa is used as a transitive verb: you kuorruttaa a kakku, a leivonnainen, or a hedelmä. For example, “Kakun pinta kuorrutetaan sokerikuorrutteella” describes icing the cake with sugar glaze. The associated noun kuorrutus designates the coating itself, while specific types are often named directly, such as sokerikuorrutus or suklaakuorrutus. Fondantti can also be used as a coating, in which case one might say kuorruttaa fondantilla.

Etymology traces kuorruttaa to the root kuori, meaning layer or coating, with a derivational suffix that conveys causing to acquire such a coating. The term is widely used in home baking, professional patisserie, and recipe instructions in Finnish.