We'd like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum... Read More »
PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING
Hello Forumites! However well-intentioned, for the safety of other users we ask that you refrain from seeking or offering medical advice. This includes recommendations for medicines, procedures or over-the-counter remedies. Posts or threads found to be in breach of this rule will be removed.Colouring Ready to Roll Icing.
Gillyx
Posts: 6,847 Forumite
I'm working all weekend and have no time to get pastes or gels, so is it possible to use food colouring to colour this? according to Google no, you end up with a sticky mess, any way of recitfying this? or know of any large stores where I'd get paste or gel?
Really quite desperate, it's a cake for my grans birthday.
Really quite desperate, it's a cake for my grans birthday.
The frontier is never somewhere else. And no stockades can keep the midnight out.
0
Comments
-
If you use the liquid colours obviously it will make it much wetter but if you sprinkle with a bit of icing sugar at the same time it should help.
A tip I got from when I went on a cake decorating course is to take a small amount of the icing maybe a tennis ball size or smaller if you are colouring less icing, and colour that stronger than you want it and then mix that into the rest of you white icing. This way you get a more even colour and less streaks.
Be careful not to work the icing too much or add too much icing sugar as you will find it may crack when you put it on your cake.
HTH:D0 -
I coloured mine with a tiny bit food colouring, it really does only take a dod of it to colour though so be careful not to put too much on! As above says you can rub a bit icing sugar in as well
Credit Card: £796 Left/£900 October 2011 :eek:Store Card: £100 October 2011
Declutter 100 Things In January 100/100:j:beer:
No Buying Toiletries 20120 -
and wear disposable gloves
you don't want coloured fingers “You’re only here for a short visit.
Don’t hurry, don't worry and be sure to smell the flowers along the way.”Walter Hagen
365 Day 1p Challenge for 2021 #41 ✅
Jar £440.31/£667.95 and Bank £389.67/£667.950 -
Thanks alot for all the tips. I only really want pastel-y colours so I'd be using one drop if that of colouring, so I was hoping it wouldn't go to sticky. Hopefully it'l turn out good!The frontier is never somewhere else. And no stockades can keep the midnight out.0
-
Good tip about the gloves!
If you're looking for pastel colours you'll need the tiniest droplet I was thinking I'd need a shed load when I done it first time - it was a disaster lol!!!
I don't think it should go too sticky mine came out ok and I never had to add any additional icing sugar either Credit Card: £796 Left/£900 October 2011 :eek:Store Card: £100 October 2011
Declutter 100 Things In January 100/100:j:beer:
No Buying Toiletries 20120 -
Aarons_mummy wrote: »Good tip about the gloves!
If you're looking for pastel colours you'll need the tiniest droplet I was thinking I'd need a shed load when I done it first time - it was a disaster lol!!!
I don't think it should go too sticky mine came out ok and I never had to add any additional icing sugar either
Yeah I'm gonna use a toothpick to add the colour I think. Ah I'm excited now The frontier is never somewhere else. And no stockades can keep the midnight out.0
This discussion has been closed.
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 350.2K Banking & Borrowing
- 252.8K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 453.2K Spending & Discounts
- 243.2K Work, Benefits & Business
- 597.6K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 176.6K Life & Family
- 256.2K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.6K Read-Only Boards