The Americolor Electric Colors food coloring set has 7 bright colors that will stand out on your cake’s icing. I was impressed with these colors for the most part, and the only one that wasn’t really great was still pretty good! They’d be good to use as general colors to have on hand for different […]
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The Americolor Basic Six Food Color Set has the primary colors plus a few that could be used to mix up other colors. This is what’s included, plus a look at the kinds of colors each one makes. The Basic Six food coloring set. This set is a really good basic set that gives you
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Since I’ve been testing food coloring recently, I got some McCormick food coloring and decided to see how it looked and what kind of colors it created. It’s the classic home-baker food coloring that our moms all used, and that you probably have in your own pantry, but how does it compare to other types?
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Since I’ve been testing food coloring recently, I found this Watkins natural food coloring and decided to see how it looked and what kind of colors it created. It ended up making some pretty colors, with a few things to watch out for. Watkins natural food coloring. I found this brand of Watkins natural food
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Brown and orange food coloring comes in a lot of shades to make a variety of autumn frosting colors, so I decided to look at some of them to see what the differences were. I did light, medium, and dark versions of Wilton Orange, Brown, Ivory, and Copper. Mixing method for coloring buttercream icing. The
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Pink food coloring comes in a lot of shades to make a variety of pink and peachy frosting colors, so I decided to look at some of them to see what the differences were. I did light, medium, and dark versions of different brands and shades of pink food dyes, and these are the demos.
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Wilton yellow food coloring comes in a lot of shades to make a variety of orange and yellow frosting colors, so I decided to look at some of them to see what the differences were. I did light, medium, and dark versions of several Wilton and Americolor colors. Mixing method for coloring buttercream icing. The
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Wilton blue food coloring comes in a lot of shades to make a variety of blue frosting colors, so I decided to look at four of them to see what the differences were. I did light, medium, and dark versions of various Wilton and Americolor blue food colorings. Mixing method for coloring buttercream icing. The
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The question of putting food coloring in cakes and icings has been around for a long time, but it’s more of a concern now because of food sensitivities and generally wanting to avoid additives. When I made wedding cakes, I avoided using food coloring in my baked goods if I could, but I didn’t sacrifice
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Process photos of painting a wedding cake using food coloring. Tips for painting on cakes covered in fondant.
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