Brown Icing..help...quick!!

Decorating By TiffTurtle Updated 31 Oct 2006 , 5:33pm by KHalstead

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TiffTurtle Posted 31 Oct 2006 , 4:54pm
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is brown icing just like black? does it take alot? im trying to get brown for pumpkin stems and all i can get is a nasty gray mud color...do i need to add cocoa powder to that part of my BC?

thanks!

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springlakecake Posted 31 Oct 2006 , 5:25pm
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Yeah it is much easier to just make the icing chocolate. Just add some cocoa until you get the desired shade. You might have to thin it down a little after.

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coolmom Posted 31 Oct 2006 , 5:27pm
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I tried that too once. The picture is in my photos. The brown just looked kind of nasty dark tanish green yuck. I added a lot of color, and made it better, but the color did start to look better and darken as it stood.

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knoxcop1 Posted 31 Oct 2006 , 5:30pm
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I've made brown a few times.

It just takes a LOT of color to get to the brown, and it needs to stand for a while to "deepen" the coloring. thumbs_up.gif

But yeah--it takes LOTS.

--Knox--

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debbie2881 Posted 31 Oct 2006 , 5:32pm
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when i made brown i added some cocoa powder and some brown color. It didnt take much color but i didnt want to add alot of cocoa because it will change the consistency of the bc. coolmom is right though if you have some time let it sit for a few minutes, not long maybe 10-15 and it should darken some.

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GeminiKim Posted 31 Oct 2006 , 5:32pm
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If you are just using it for pumpkin stems - use chocolate frosting. Much easier.

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KHalstead Posted 31 Oct 2006 , 5:33pm
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I would just add the cocoal.....tastes better anyhow........you'd have to use like a whole bottle of wilton brown to get it "brown brown"...add cocoa and give yourself a break lol

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