How to Make Black Buttercream When You Only Have Gel Dye & No Microwave
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- While there are better ways to achieve black frosting, such as using black cocoa powder, you CAN make black buttercream using only gel food dye. Here is a good way to do it when you don't want to use the microwave method & you want a vanilla flavor.
This recipe uses two teaspoons of vanilla extract & 4 cups of powdered sugar (a typical crusting buttercream) which offsets any potential bitter taste. Whenever I make a dark buttercream, I try to use less than what the gel food dye manufacturer's (in this case, Wilton's) website says to use. I suppose it's a fun challenge to me.
According to Wilton, you need ONE TABLESPOON of black gel PER ONE CUP of frosting. This recipe uses only 1.5-2 TEASPOONS (depending on the shade you need) of black gel dye PER TWO CUPS of frosting. The total amount of gel dye used in the recipe is 2.5-3 teaspoons per two cups, still less than Wilton, which says to use two tablespoons for two cups.
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I just needed to come back here and say that THIS WORKS! The buttercream was a beautiful true black and I was over the moon.
It's so perfect for needing black ASAP. Thanks for your comment!
I have the same tshirt!!
I used first dye brown then added dye black turned out real black.
Perfect
Nice tnx for sharing
You're welcome!
Would it work if say I used the Wilton violet and americolor super black?.... would u use same amount of black? Tia❤
It should still work! I am not sure on the amount so I would just squeeze a bit in at a time until you get to a dark gray. Also, a trick is to put a small dot of black onto a spoon and add a drop of water. Look to see what color comes out. I think Americolor black has a green base if I remember correctly… if that’s the case, you can also use a dark/forest green as a starting base.
i try to make black icing and it came out grey can u help what do i do thanks
If you're still at a gray after it sits out for a few hours, add a bit more dye. You can add a bit of violet, navy, and black in equal portions until you get to a dark gray. Once it's a dark gray, it will dry black.
because sugar is colorless , the one you need to color is the butter
Thanks. Do you have a video for red?
I don't yet - red is the trickiest for me! I generally just use a good quality red gel and let it saturate overnight before adding more gel.
Thats great but in the UK/Europe food laws restrict the amount of certain colouring we can add .... this amount of black/dark colours in that much buttercream would not be permitted
Honestly I wish the US was that way too! The only time I use/eat dyes is for decorated sugar cookies so it’s for special occasions. What do you use in Europe/UK to get a nice black?
Thank you 🫶🏻
You're welcome!
Hi, how much butter is used for the 4 cups of sugar?
One cup. Here is the blog post with the whole recipe: buttercreamparties.com/how-to-make-black-buttercream-without-cocoa-powder/
I got a bitter taste at the end using 2 cups of butter 😭😭😭 did I use too much purple? Should I have done it in smaller batches
How much powdered sugar? For 2 cups of butter you would need 8 cups of powdered sugar. It is the sugar that offsets the bitter taste in the food dye.
im looking at diferent vids trying to make a black cake for my daughters bday would this melt aut in the sun. it will be under the shade tho.
Buttercream can melt quite easily in warm temperatures. I would bring the cake out just before/at serving time but otherwise keep it indoors up until then.
Will this technique work with royal icing? This gives me hope for my black...
I haven't tried with royal icing so I'm not 100% sure but I do think that this color combination would work well to produce a black royal icing! Best of luck.
sadly for me and my allergy thats way way way too much food dye........just the violet dye was too much already.........and i cant find black cocoa powder where i live and im not a fan of charcoal or microwave stuff and lack a immersion blender......was hoping what you were going to do would be something that would work for me.....
This will work wonders, it does get a bit messy, i use gloves 😊. Heres what I did with black icing ruclips.net/video/ihUG77f3sk0/видео.html ❤leave a comment 😊
Would this stain your teeth?
Yes, this will stain your teeth. To avoid staining, you'll need to use black cocoa powder. Just make sure to not use too much of the cocoa powder or it will also stain your teeth.
Would this work for Swiss meringue buttercream? If I whipped up the butter and color before adding it to the meringue ?
I haven’t made a Swiss meringue buttercream before so I’m not sure.
Hi, making black Swiss meringue today and was wondering if you managed to give it a go and if it works?? X
@@MaisieCandler-go7dp hi, I tried it and it didn’t come out beautifully as smbc. Not glossy nor fluffy. Bummer, what did work nicely though, was adding a tiny bit of of the dark cocoa adding that which doesn’t change your vanilla flavor unless you add too much. Then to about 1/3 of the smbc add americolor black food coloring, pop it in microwave at 50% power for 15sec increments until it darkens, but not completely melted. Then, return to the rest of smbc and mix with an emersion blender. That really got it black and was the key. Hope this helps, love to know if it did. I tried so many ways to make black vanilla, that finally worked!