I used ground tumeric to tint my frosting yellow. I sprinkled about a quarter of a teaspoon of tumeric over 8oz. cream cheese and 4oz. butter and beat until smooth and light. I waited about 30 minutes for the color to absorb and then I mixed in enough powdered sugar to make a nice frosting, about 1 lb.
I put the frosting into a container and refrigerated it overnight. The yellow color became brighter and deeper the longer it sat. I could taste the tumeric a little bit, but I was still very happy with how well the frosting turned out.
The next color I decided to try was red.
I drained all of the liquid out of a jar of beets.
I boiled the liquid in a sauce pan on the stove until in reduced to a thick syrup. Then I cooled the syrup by putting the sauce pan into a sink of cold water.
When the beet syrup was cooled I added it to a small amount of frosting. It did not dye the frosting red, but it did make a pleasant Rose color.
Here is a cake I decorated with the colored frosting.
The yellow is little brighter than what is showing up in the picture.
I just used melted baker's chocolate for the eyes and outlines.
The cake turned out so cute! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat creative ways to get the colours you wanted! The cake is cute!
ReplyDeleteThis was interesting. I saw a video tutorial where a lady used beets to make red velvet cake, so I knew beet juice would work for a coloring. I wondered about the flavor of turmeric, though. I knew it is used in some foods for coloring, but the flavor is so distinct. I'd have to try a small bit to see if I liked it. :-)
ReplyDeleteI wonder about using carrots. I saw some candy made in Australia recently that said it used black carrots for the coloring (would be similar to beets). I know carrots can leave traces of orange stain in plastic over time. Maybe condensed, cooked carrot could be used to color frosting - or maybe carrot juice cooked down, like you did, to make orange or yellow. Hm....
Just wanted to let you know that I am planning to share the link to this post on my blog next week - the Lord willing. :-)
ReplyDeleteMary, thank you for your comments! It is an honour to know that you will be featuring one of my posts on your blog!
DeleteI have thought about using carrot juice as food coloring, in much the same way as I used beet juice. Maybe I will get to try it in the future. :)