Hard-Drying Icing (Like Royal) That Uses Melted Candy Wafers/ Any Melted Chocolate?
Baking By beachandsweets Updated 11 Sep 2014 , 1:05am by bikemom3
This seems like a strange question I'm sure but I saw someone use melted candy wafers in buttercream and mmf to make it a bright red, and I have trouble making my royal icing bright red. Is there a recipe that can handle melted chocolate added to it?
I've never seen or read anything suggesting adding melted candy/chocolate to RI...but I did read tip (in a CC thread I think) about adding a small amount of cocoa powder to RI, then red coloring, the a period of rest to allow the color to darken. I tried it in combo with Wilton (No-Taste) Red gel and it worked quite well.
Then I purchased some AmeriColor Super Red, and had no trouble getting deep red RI without the cocoa powder trick. In fact, I had to be careful not to add too much AmeriColor Red; it's very strong!
One thing to keep in mind...the color of wet RI may appear under developed, but once it starts to dry it will darken up.
@beachandsweets if you need really dark red RI, use powdered red food coloring in addition to your gels.
Yes I've heard to use cocoa powder but wasn't sure it works I will definitely try that! And I've heard the powdered food coloring too is that what the americolor is?
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Yes I've heard to use cocoa powder but wasn't sure it works I will definitely try that! And I've heard the powdered food coloring too is that what the americolor is?
I was referring to the AmeriColor Super Red gel paste...but I believe they also make a powder.
AHere is a mmf recipe using candy melts http://sugarsweetcakesandtreats.blogspot.com/2010/11/recipe-red-marshmallow-fondant-mmf.html
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