How to Make Black Icing With Food Coloring
Homemade cake icing is easy to make and only requires a few ingredients. Store-bought icing is convenient, but mixing together your own icing lets you be in control. You can choose how thick or runny to make it, and you can even give it a creative look by using food color. Black isn't a frosting color found on many grocery store shelves, but all a black icing recipe takes is few drops of black food color, you are ready to decorate your cake for Halloween, or some other occasion where you desire a black cake. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Bowl
- Spoon
- Measuring cup
- Tablespoon
- Powdered sugar
- Milk
- Black food color
Instructions
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Black Icing Recipe
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Pour 1 cup of powdered sugar in a medium-size mixing bowl.
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Mix into the powdered sugar 3 tablespoons of milk or cream. Use less milk for thicker icing.
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Stir the mixture well. Add more powdered sugar if the icing is too runny. Add more milk if the icing is too thick.
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Add 3 drops of black food color to the icing and stir -- this is the key to any black icing recipe.
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Add a few drops of vanilla extract in the black icing for flavor.
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Tips & Warnings
Add peppermint or cinnamon to your black icing for a creative taste.
Be sure to use powdered or confectioner's sugar, not sugar crystals.
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