BROWN food colouring

FranDan · 19 May 2005 at 10:19AM

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??

catznine · 19 May 2005 at 10:22AM

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.

elona · 19 May 2005 at 10:22AM

Cocoa powder , chocolate or milk shake liquid in chocolate flavour

FranDan · 19 May 2005 at 10:35AM

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;)

Thanks.

Chipps · 19 May 2005 at 10:44AM

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?

FranDan · 19 May 2005 at 2:00PM

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!!

Mado · 19 May 2005 at 4:35PM

Don't suppose you could take a picture and post it? I want to see it! :T

elona · 19 May 2005 at 5:25PM

I would like to see it too :j

FranDan · 20 May 2005 at 2:47PM

aahhh, shucks i'd be too embarassed:o - you may all thinks it's [email="cr@p"][email protected][/email] LOL!

BROWN food colouring

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