Black Icing Bleeding!!!!!!!!!!!

Decorating By ahmommy Updated 2 Jan 2007 , 4:49am by AlamoSweets

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ahmommy Posted 1 Jan 2007 , 8:56pm
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Does anyone know how to stop this from happening. I am talking about black buttercream piped onto buttercream. I haven't tried it on fondant yet so I don't know if it happens with that also.

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Kate714 Posted 1 Jan 2007 , 9:04pm
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Did you pipe it on or is it an FBCT?? I have had this happen with an FBCT, but I realized it was just condensation from it thawing, and I could just blot it with a paper towel.

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lilie Posted 1 Jan 2007 , 9:08pm
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I haven't had this happen in a few years, but I remember my buttercream was too wet when I piped on the black icing. Putting the icing in the fridge and then letting it sweat when its pulled out of the fridge will let it bleed. Make sure everything is dry and firm. I hope this helps. Maybe someone else has a better idea that I didn't think of.
Good luck!!!

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patton78 Posted 1 Jan 2007 , 9:09pm
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I juat had this same exact problem with a FBCT yesterday! I have never had a problem with my own black BC bleeding but I used the Wilton Black from the tube and it bled like crazy! I am thinking that if you made your own BC black, that you made the consistency too thin (too much water), causing the color to bleed.

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ahmommy Posted 1 Jan 2007 , 9:12pm
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Actually it has happened with both pipng and FBCT!! I was using my own bc. I will try to make it thicker next time. Thank you so much.

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Kate714 Posted 1 Jan 2007 , 9:19pm
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I reduced the amount of bleeding/condensation with my black FBCT by starting with chocolate buttercream, then adding less black...don't know if you did that or not, but it helped a ton!

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shannan6607 Posted 1 Jan 2007 , 11:49pm
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I had this happen a lot. then I realized that if i put my cake in the kitchen under the ceiling fan for a couple of hours after it was completed, it would crust just enough to stop it. I don't put them in anything other than a paper box to store and transport after that. I used to put the ones that would fit in a rubbermaid cake caddy and the moisture made it bleed terribly.

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AlamoSweets Posted 2 Jan 2007 , 4:49am
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This happened to me with a FBCT. A little blotting took care of it but it was still stressfull!

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