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BROWN food colouring

FranDan
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I am about to attempt to sculpt a 'Beaver' out of marzipan to go ontop of a cake for a scout leader's Birthday.
It needs to be brown in colour - hopefully two tone - and was wondering which would be the best way to create it. You can't seem to buy brown colouring, so I was wondering if I should attempt to mix my own using yellow, red and blue colourings or to melt down cofffe granules?? I think the marzipan I've got is a very pale yellow... haven't checked.
What would you good people advise??
It needs to be brown in colour - hopefully two tone - and was wondering which would be the best way to create it. You can't seem to buy brown colouring, so I was wondering if I should attempt to mix my own using yellow, red and blue colourings or to melt down cofffe granules?? I think the marzipan I've got is a very pale yellow... haven't checked.
What would you good people advise??
"When I'm good I'm very very good, but when I'm bad I'm better."- Mae West

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You could mix the food colourings you have but have you thought of trying cocoa powder - would taste yummy (choc marzipan) try on a small piece first.Our days are happier when we give people a bit of our heart rather than a piece of our mind.
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I hadn't thought of coco powder!!:doh: Will go and have a play now and see if I can get it to blend in. Had been aprehensive about adding any liquid to it incause it went stoggy and sticky.
Will report back;)
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Agree cocoa powder is best for nice rich brown, although you did say you wanted 2 shades of brown. Just a suggestion (as I've not tried this) but what about drinking chocolate powder for a different shade?0
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Thanks everyone for your suggestions. On opening the fridge to retrieve the marsipan it appeared to have changed into fondent icing!!:rolleyes: None the less I warmed it and added drinking choc (had run out of coco pwdr) varying the amount for two different shades.
It's worked a treat!! My beaver looks great:p ...
Now I've just got to work out how to get writing onto the fondent icing without it running.....:o
Thanks again.... knew you wouldn't let me down!!"When I'm good I'm very very good, but when I'm bad I'm better."- Mae West0 -
Don't suppose you could take a picture and post it? I want to see it! :TI lost my job as a cricket commentator for saying “I don’t want to bore you with the details”.Milton Jones0
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I would like to see it too :j"This site is addictive!"
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aahhh, shucks i'd be too embarassed:o - you may all thinks it's [email="cr@p"]!!!!!![/email] LOL!"When I'm good I'm very very good, but when I'm bad I'm better."- Mae West0
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