I am not sure if it has been posted before but I wanted to share this with you all! You know how we are all trying to get red red icing?? Well I had a batch I need to be a true red. So I used regular red food coloring bc I couldn't find any no taste red, every place I looked they were out! So I used a whole bottle of red but mind you I screwed up my fletch tone batch but I couldn't see myself throwing it out. So I took that out added my red to and mixed it. It was okay but still looking pinkinsh. So I had to go to the store today and I grabbed some cherry koolaid. Came home mixed it with some water and added it to the icing. Well hubby thought that was the best icing ever! Cherry vanilla buttercream! SO I just wanted to share with you all. If your looking for a new taste try adding some koolaid. Oh yeah you will have to add a little more sugar as the koolaid mix thins it way down. Have fun and let me know what other new flavors you all come up with.
Megan
you could actually dilute the kool aid with your original liquid (milk water etc...)
yesterday i made a strawberry cake...i wanted to avoid the look of the strawberry cake mix with its flurescent hot pink "strawberry" specks, so i did a doctored mix (half scratch, half mix) using a white mix, strawberry puree with seeds (to look like scratch ) and my other ingredients, then my "secret" ingredient was strawberry kool aid. it had a nice tart berry flavor but wasnt as dense and underflavored as when i do a complete scratch strawberry cake.
i've also thought of doing lemon this way, but i suppose you could have fun with all sorts of flavors, grape, blueberry, orange etc... these would be great for kids party cakes!
for the flavor AND the color!
So, did you actually "make" the kool aid according to directions and then add the liquid to the frosting? Please explain how you did it. I used unsweetened koolaid before from a tip I learned here... The red was the best ever in color ... but it tasted very tart. I only used it on cakes I did for family and not for customers. Did you use unsweetened or sweetened kool aid?
I used about a 1/3 of a cup of water but not really sure on the amount of water I used, I didn't measure it! No I didn't make it according to the package. Just added water to liquify (sp?) it. Added it to my icing and it was good to go after I let it set for about a half hour or so. I didn't add any extra sugar to the mix. But you might have to add some extra powder sugar to the mix to make it the right thickness you need. Does this make any sense?
I am so glad you posted this. Last night I was thinking about testing 3 versions of a cherry vanilla cake.
white cake w/cherry jello and vanilla extract
white cake w/cherry vanilla extract(I am waiting for the order)
white cake w/melted cherry vanilla icecream (I have to decide who has the best flavor Breyers or Haagan Daaz)
If any of you have tried any of these or have your own cherry vanilla cake recipe that get rave reviews and you wouldn't mind sharing, please do. Thanks!
How much vanilla extract do you think I should use to get a combo of both flavors(ch and v). I don't want the v to overpower the ch? Will the vanilla help take away some of the tartness of the cherry?
REALLY!!! Did you add the KoolAid mix to white icing or to the flesh tone? I would think that would make it pink as well.
I would have never in a million years thought about using KoolAid as a flavoring. What size packet of the mix did you use and did you make a normal batch of it and then use that as the liquid?
I'd love to explore new tastes this way!
Amy
I did this to buttercream icing my screwed up flesh tone batch! I figured since it was already half way to red I could it and it would take much red. Well I thought wrong and like I said I used a whole bottle of regular red food coloring pllus the koolaid! I need a true red for a fire truck cake I did for our firehouse. I will post a pic tomorrow as I am getting ready to head out the door for our meeting. I have no idea if this will work on fondant, I have only used fondant once and I HATED the ready made taste of it.
I used about a 1/3 of a cup of water but not really sure on the amount of water I used, I didn't measure it! No I didn't make it according to the package. Just added water to liquify (sp?) it. Added it to my icing and it was good to go after I let it set for about a half hour or so. I didn't add any extra sugar to the mix. But you might have to add some extra powder sugar to the mix to make it the right thickness you need. Does this make any sense?
Was it pre-sweetened Kool-aid? Or was it unsweetened Kool-aid in the little envelopes?
I use crystal light powdered sugar free drink mix. I have tried lemon and orange in buttercream. I only use about 1/2 or slightly less depending on taste. I just pour the powder directly into the icing and mix. I used the lemon icing on one of side cakes at a wedding recently and it was the favorite of many people. I actually had several people ask for the recipe. Doesn't really add much color, but i thought i would add the post since it was on the subject of Kool-aid 
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