How Do I Make Jet Black Bc Icing?

Decorating By Jessicafulbright Updated 13 Mar 2007 , 5:42pm by dynee

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Jessicafulbright Posted 13 Mar 2007 , 4:32pm
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I need JET BALCK icing, what should I use? I have wilton black gel. Will a bunch work, or do I need something else.?

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Sweetgurl Posted 13 Mar 2007 , 4:38pm
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It depends on what you intend to use it for. I use black gel for scroll work , thin borders etc. If I need to use black BC, I start off with dark chocolate BC and add black paste color. The same with Fondant. Start with chocolate Fondant, then add the black. After I have put on the fondant, I go back with a paint brush and add black paste coloring ( kind of a second coat of color, if you will). This adds a nice shine and is totally black. The BC tends to not get to a true black. More like a dark charcoal color. Hope that helps.

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Jessicafulbright Posted 13 Mar 2007 , 5:03pm
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That's exactly what mine looks like,a charcol, YUCK!

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leily Posted 13 Mar 2007 , 5:09pm
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some people start w/cocolate icing, but I use vanilla then color it brown first before I add the black.. Seems to work the best for me, and I have people that can't have chocolate icing so coloring brown is the same effect

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toshaw Posted 13 Mar 2007 , 5:13pm
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KopyKake's paste (gel) color will do the trick and it won't taste bad! It darkens as it sits. It is no fail.

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awolf24 Posted 13 Mar 2007 , 5:17pm
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Americolor Super Black gel color is the answer - you can get jet black even when you start off with white and it doesn't make it taste bad. Great stuff! (their Super Red is amazing too)

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kenyettaf Posted 13 Mar 2007 , 5:17pm
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I would suggest using Americolors gel coloring. It is true to color and has no bitter taste to it. Good luck!

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tdybear1978 Posted 13 Mar 2007 , 5:22pm
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I also use Americolor and have no problem getting a true black from white bc icing and it does not affect the taste at all

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doitallmom Posted 13 Mar 2007 , 5:29pm
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Americolor is definately the way to go! Super black and Super red work great starting from white BC.

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Jessicafulbright Posted 13 Mar 2007 , 5:31pm
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Can royal icing be colored black with the gel paste?

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awolf24 Posted 13 Mar 2007 , 5:36pm
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Yes it can - works just fine.

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dynee Posted 13 Mar 2007 , 5:42pm
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Maybe I just have sensitive taste buds...but I used royal blue and black Americolor to make the borders on my Air Force cake and I couln't stand the taste of it. I didn't have any of the cake so I don't know if it was the same with cake. I swore to never do dark colors again.

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