How Do I...make My Base Icing Whiter?

Decorating By aleamon98 Updated 21 Jun 2006 , 5:51pm by aleamon98

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aleamon98 Posted 21 Jun 2006 , 4:56pm
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I use a simple i guess it is a butter cream icing (has crisco, butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar) I have always came with a yellowish/off white looking icing when its on the cake. how can i make it whiter? I have 2 cakes to do by saturday and really need advice. i was thinking maybe getting white food coloring would that work? TIA amanda

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JoAnnB Posted 21 Jun 2006 , 4:58pm
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You can get butter that is more white at a health food store, you can use clear vanilaa (I don't like the taste).

Some have found that a drop of violet changes the color to be more white, and you can try white color.

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springlakecake Posted 21 Jun 2006 , 5:02pm
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I think they do sell a whitener. I havent used it so I dont know if it works well or not. Or you could just do the all crisco buttercream with butter flavoring. (I use butter/crisco too because I think it tastes better!)
I dont think it is that noticable that it isnt white unless something else white is next to it.

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ChrisJ Posted 21 Jun 2006 , 5:03pm
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JoAnnB gave you great advice. You can also add Wilton's White-White icing to your BC, just add that before you add your liquid or it will be too soft. It really makes your icing WHITE.

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aleamon98 Posted 21 Jun 2006 , 5:40pm
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thank you all for that i will be posting pictures when i am done. i am new here and have been lurking for a few weeks. you guys are the greatest and the cakes in the gallery are so beautiful.

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aleamon98 Posted 21 Jun 2006 , 5:40pm
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thank you all for that i will be posting pictures when i am done. i am new here and have been lurking for a few weeks. you guys are the greatest and the cakes in the gallery are so beautiful.

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grama_j Posted 21 Jun 2006 , 5:46pm
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They were having this discussion on another board, and one of the girls tried adding WEDDING WHITE ( melted) candy melts, and she said it turned the icing WHITE white..... I can't wait to try it !

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flourgrl Posted 21 Jun 2006 , 5:50pm
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Add a few tiny drops of purple paste colour to it...it makes it whiter in colour....
Weird but true!

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aleamon98 Posted 21 Jun 2006 , 5:51pm
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wouldnt adding that make the icing hard adding melted candy i would think that would make it to hard to deal with in butter cream but i am not really familar with the many ways to do things. i just decorate for family requests

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