candy shell
Hard sugar layer
A candy shell is the hard outer coating on confections like M&Ms or Jordan almonds—a thin layer of sugar or chocolate that cracks when bitten to reveal softer filling inside.
Figuratively, a candy shell is a brittle exterior concealing something softer: His tough-guy act is just a candy shell.
- coatingApplied surface covering
- sugar coatingPleasant disguise for unpleasantness
- chocolateSweet from cacao seeds
- hardFirm or demanding
- crunchyBreaking with sound
sugar · glaze · crisp · colorful · jawbreaker · lacquer · confection · sweet · brittle · outer · layer · crack · bite · smooth · shiny · encased · speckled · pastel
- frozen treatsice cream, gelato, frozen yogurt, sorbet, popsicle
- Chocolate termsdark chocolate, milk chocolate, white chocolate, ganache, cocoa butter
- coatingspaint, enamel, varnish, primer, glaze