How Do I Make Brown??

Decorating By SugarHighCakes Updated 6 Aug 2006 , 4:49pm by SugarHighCakes

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SugarHighCakes Posted 6 Aug 2006 , 4:38pm
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Im making a cake right now.....which i need in a couple of hours and i discovered I ran out of brown color!! icon_surprised.gif

I have just about every other color....so any color combos I can use to make "football" brown?? Please help! icon_smile.gif
Thanks!

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fuzzykoala22 Posted 6 Aug 2006 , 4:46pm
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Are you talking about for frosting? Would chocolate be out of the question? If you have any cocoa powder lying around you can add that to your icing along with a bit of milk or water to thin it back out. I've also heard that you can mix your leftover colors to make brown, but I've never tried it. From my play-doh days, I know that yellow + purple = brown and orange + blue = brown. But if you remember that purple is red and blue and orange is red and yellow, then you can see that red+blue+yellow = brown. I'm guessing for "football" brown you'd use use more red and yellow to get that orangey brown color. Maybe the best way to find out is to test it out on maybe 1/4 cup of icing to see! Good luck and let us know how it goes icon_smile.gif

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Ksue Posted 6 Aug 2006 , 4:47pm
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Red + green could make brown, if you can't do cocoa/chocolate.

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SugarHighCakes Posted 6 Aug 2006 , 4:49pm
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Oh geeezeee...Why didnt IIII think of that!? hahah....no, chocolate isnt out of the question haha

I just panicked and suddenly got tunnel vision. Chocolate and coco powder didnt even cross my mind.

Thank you SOOO much!

(Im such a dork!! icon_redface.gificon_lol.gif )

Thanks again!!

Heather

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