Black Royal Icing ? (Using Antonia's)

Baking By cakeatopia Updated 7 Oct 2006 , 10:44pm by Landa

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cakeatopia Posted 7 Oct 2006 , 5:51am
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I need black icing to add outline/accents to nfsc with mmf. I have read to use cocoa powder w/ buttercream and then add coloring so you don't end up with just gray color. Do you do that with royal/antonia's or will Wilton black(what I have) do the trick?

I wasnt sure if the cocoa powder had any fat/oil solids or anything that would break the icing down. Figured I'd ask before dumping all the ingredients in and finding out the hard way.

Thanks!

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JoAnnB Posted 7 Oct 2006 , 6:19am
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You don't need to add cocoa, you can start with brown color, or just add black. Sometimes it takes a lot of color so be aware of the taste of the icing as you add more color.

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cakeatopia Posted 7 Oct 2006 , 6:30am
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Thank you! I will only be using the black to do an outline and a few accents.

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TiffTurtle Posted 7 Oct 2006 , 6:31am
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i made black w/ her icing last night...i only did about a cup and 1/2 and i was shocked at how little black it took to color it...and all i used was wilton black.

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Landa Posted 7 Oct 2006 , 10:44pm
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It doesnt take much to color her icing especially if you use Americolor.

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