Tinting Cake Batter???

Decorating By kymscakes Updated 30 Dec 2006 , 8:53pm by kymscakes

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kymscakes Posted 30 Dec 2006 , 7:59pm
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what is better for tinting cake batter before baking? gel colors or good old fashion food color in the little bottle, I am attempting to tint a yellow cake orange.
thanks in advance.

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Phoov Posted 30 Dec 2006 , 8:10pm
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If the "little bottle of old fashioned" is the grocery store variety.....definitely use gel. The professional decorating brands have more "pigments" in them...are more dense color and therefore require less to get more. Does this make sense???? LOL

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DianeLM Posted 30 Dec 2006 , 8:36pm
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Definitely go with gel colors if you can. The 'good ol' fashioned' food colors are too watery and may upset the balance of liquid in your batter if you add too much.

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BakingGirl Posted 30 Dec 2006 , 8:44pm
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Either can work. I recently made a green and red checkerboard cake. I was just experimenting so I did not want to use my "good" colours. The cake came out fine, texture and taste was as normal. I used just around 1/2 bottle of red, and a little under 1/2 bottle of green for 2 2 layer cake mixes.

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kymscakes Posted 30 Dec 2006 , 8:53pm
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I went with the gel, it is in the oven, we'll see. It is also an egg free, dairy free cake, so the whole thing may be a disaster anyway, we'll see. thanks for the advice.

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