I tried to search on this and came up empty....which I fault my efforts not the lack of content.
Can I paint with food color/alcohol mix onto buttercream icing?

There was another thread a few weeks back about painting on buttercream. Here's the link:

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-6574814-.html#6574814

Hope it helps!

Yes, just use a light touch.

I've done this several times before, just put your cake in the refrigerator to get cold first.

Hello Emma...."I've found its Not a good idea to Airbrush paint with any kind of alcohol on icing.it will potentially eat into icing,how soon you use cake will be a BIG factor.
....Yes,you can use food dye,but it really helps if you get a paint for airbrushing cakes, it will be much more concentrated and deep color.

Live to Paint, Paint to Live !

P.S. Of course,if you experiment before the big event you just might invent something cool.

P.S.S. Did you mean by airbrush or Paint brush ??

Thanks for the thread JGMB!

Spoony G....I was going to use a paintbrush, I don't have an airbrush devise.

Nia0524--Do you mean so it crusts before I paint?

Thanks TexasSugar! I am going to try it.

Thank you all!!

Not so much crusting, but cold. I use an all butter-bc icing so when it goes in the fridge, it gets really cold (just like a stick of butter)

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