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What Can I Color Frosting With to Decorate Cakes?
A cake just is not the same without frosting. If you are tasked with making a cake for a special occasion that will require a colored frosting other than brown (chocolate) or white (vanilla), explore the options available for you to get that bright orange or deep green you will need to make your cake a colorful masterpiece. Add this to my Recipe Box.
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Food Coloring
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If you plan on going the typical route and want to use food coloring, remember that less is more. A tiny amount of the food coloring liquid will successfully tint an entire batch of cake frosting. If the directions on the box say that two yellow drops and one blue drop will make a large amount of frosting the color of Kermit the Frog, you should probably adhere to those instructions. It is always easier to add more food coloring than it is to add more frosting.
Experiment with a small amount of frosting first to make sure you know how it will react to the food coloring liquid and how to get the perfect color you need for a pink princess cake or a deep blue ocean scene.
Go Natural
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If you are on an all-natural, organic plan, that doesn't mean you can't color your frosting. Use fruits, vegetables and plants to turn your frosting into a variety of colors. Use cherries or cranberries for a pink or red hue. Try blueberries for purple frosting or add dried tumeric (just a tiny amount) to turn your frosting yellow.
Depending on the amount you use, the color of your frosting will darken. For instance, the more cherries or cherry juice you use, the darker the red hue of your frosting. Be sure to test a small batch before frosting the entire cake, as the color may change with time or temperature differences.
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Colored Gels
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Instead of guessing or experimenting with four colors in the typical food coloring box (red, yellow, green and blue), use food or frosting coloring gels. The gels come in a wide variety of colors, from bright pink to beige to neon green and deep violet. They also don't add much moisture to the frosting.
Gels take the guesswork and potential frustration out of mixing and matching. With gels, you can make batches of frosting with each one being the same color or hue on a consistent basis.
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