Help!!!!! Black Icing

Decorating By hottiemom Updated 15 Feb 2007 , 11:47pm by Steady2Hands

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hottiemom Posted 15 Feb 2007 , 8:46pm
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Does anyone have a great way to make black icing black and not look gray? This will be used on a batman cake. Thanks.

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awolf24 Posted 15 Feb 2007 , 8:48pm
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Use Americolor Super Black! It works great and is black black. Some people start with chocolate BC to get a headstart on a darker color but I've used it with white and still get great results.

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LoriGross Posted 15 Feb 2007 , 8:49pm
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Start with chocolate icing as the base, then add the black coloring. Also, letting it sit for a while will only help the color to become darker.

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Wendoger Posted 15 Feb 2007 , 8:50pm
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yep, exactly what they said...starting with chocolate makes it much easier...but most definately Americolor is your best bet!!! thumbs_up.gif

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SugarBakerz Posted 15 Feb 2007 , 8:51pm
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If you can't start with chocolate, start with coloring your icing a light brown and then go up with the black.. I had to do this recently with my monster truck cake... the mom didn't want chocolate icing.. see my photos, it was super black!

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rhopar33 Posted 15 Feb 2007 , 8:51pm
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Originally Posted by LoriGross

Start with chocolate icing as the base, then add the black coloring. Also, letting it sit for a while will only help the color to become darker.




This is what I do as well. The chocolate icing works really well and you don't have to use alot of black coloring. be sure to let it sit a couple minutes and you'll see how nicely it darkens.

Rhonda

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hottiemom Posted 15 Feb 2007 , 8:52pm
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THANKS GUYS !!!!!!!! Ya'll are the best.

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lables12 Posted 15 Feb 2007 , 10:38pm
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It was a few years ago but I remember when I went to a cake decorating store, they had these dark wafers and they said if you want to make black icing, you darken the icing somehow with these and then add the black....

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Steady2Hands Posted 15 Feb 2007 , 11:47pm
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Another tip is to color the icing a few days in advance. It will darken as it sits.

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