I am an icy coating found on grass and windows on cold winter mornings. Add 'ing' to my end, and I transform into the sweet layer on a birthday cake. What word am I?
Frost
The correct answer is frost, which forms as thin ice crystals on cold surfaces during winter. By tacking the suffix 'ing' onto 'frost', you get 'frosting', the delicious sugary spread used to decorate cakes. Noticing how adding common suffixes turns a natural winter phenomenon into a bakery item is the key to this riddle.
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