Hello,
I am working on a guitar cake for my son. It is going to be black with red, yellow and orange flames. He doesn't like buttercream or fondant. Any suggestions for a good frosting recipe that will hold those colors? Anyone know if those colors can be mixed into pastry pride? Thank you

You have to define buttercream. Is it the buttercream made with Crisco or a meringue based buttercream made with butter?

Also, you can use fondant and then just peel it off. I've seen quite a few people eat fondant cakes this way.

He said it is way to sweet for him. Can I just cut down on the amount of powder sugar I put in it?

Oh also, I do half butter half crisco. Thanks

Maybe find a stabilized whipped cream frosting

A little salt would cut the sweetness.

hi, try the smbc or imbc. delicious. the mock b/c(made with flour, milk, butter, sugar ) is delicious.

Thank you all for the tips!!! So helpful Now to spend the rest of the night in the kitchen making the cake!