How To Prevent Icing From Bleeding?
Decorating By beachcakes Updated 27 Dec 2006 , 4:11pm by CakeL8T
I made a nativity cake (in my photos - copied from Tuggy 
) and used a dark blue BC for the sky. I piped white stars on it. Throughout the day, the stars absorbed the blue and became a light blue. How do you prevent this from happening?
I've read that some decorators put wax paper under the pipings. But I really don't know myself. I'd try that.
hmm, thanks tina - does color bleed into royal icing too?
Never had a problem with RI bleeding, I think it dries too fast. I did spray some RI roses with that Wilton spray once & it didn't dry. Ran onto my cake. I wonder why BCI bleeds? I guess because of the crisco in it.?. Interesting subject~
If you're using BC icing add some meringue powder to it and it won't bleed. I heard this once and have always used it, my red doesn't bleed into my white or black or any color for that matter. I add about 2 TBSP to a batch of icing. Hope this helps!!! 
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