Reply to "Dark, Deep Colors in Icing"

Julia M. UsherFounder and Host, Cookie Connection; Owner, Recipes for a Sweet Life

Hi, FancyBaker, Welcome to the site!! Yes, you posted in the right spot. I'm not sure you can avoid staining your tongue with food coloring if the colors are super dark, unless you airbrush the color onto lighter icing. Even then, you will likely get some staining. Some people intensify their black with cocoa powder to get away with using less black food coloring, but I'm not sure they end up stain-free either. However, I do think the Wilton colors color less well than Chefmaster (what I use); I've always had to use SOOOO much more Wilton color to achieve comparable hues with Chefmaster.

I'll be interested to hear what others have to say.

1/19/169:48 PM

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