Hi everyone,
Love this website.

I've read different posts about the layered rainbow cake - but all of them use a vanilla or sponge recipe.
Is it possible to use a white choc mud recipe and add food colouring to it?
I've been asked to make this cake.

Ideally, I"d like to use a mud texture, separate the layers with white choc ganache and cover the whole thing with white fondant... (client wants decorations on top).

Apparently, client says that other professionals have said that you can't dye mud cake...

I have attached a photo of what I need to achieve. Thanks in advance.

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I don't see why not. I mean, you might have to use candy colors because of the white chocolate (candy colors are oil based). But otherwise you shouldn't have a problem. I would give it a try with a small recipe and see how it goes.

Annie Cahill,
Thanks so much for that tip. I've never used candy colour before.
In fact I did a trial run tonight using the Wilton GEL colours... even though, I added too much colouring and the cake was far too dark, the colour intensity seem to be present.

I have read that the chocolate could 'sieze' if you don't use an oil based colouring.. but this didn't really seem to occur with my mini trial run.

Do candy colourings have the same intensity? Do they have a distinct taste?

I'm sorry to butt in since I'm not answering your ques Vytra, but just to add a comment on WC mud cake...IMHO, I would rather have a vanilla cake than a WC mud cake, as to me the taste is just too bland (not sure if u put tons of extracts in the batter it would make a difference). I heart dark choc mud cake, though.

Anyhow, to each his own, what I dislike can be loved by others. Good luck!

Hi Mclaren,
Appreciate your comments. I use prefer mud cake when making decorative cakes and the white choc recipe i swear by is from Planet cake. Very tasty.
Let me know if you ever want to give WC a go again.. i'll send you my recipe.

Hi Maculir,

Yes, I"m from Australia. The choc is melted down with butter. I found out today that gel colours are all oil based which is why my experiment must have worked. I just hope i can get the same intensity on a large scale.
I have ordered in the Americolor gel range as heard that these give better intensity for less quantity. Also read that they don't have an aftertaste.. unlike the Wiltons..

Having said that, have never used Americolor, so i'll find out.

Thanks again for your advice.

With all the liquid in the recipe you don't need to worry about the chocolate seizing. I only worry about that with candy making.

annie

oh yes Maculir, you're totally right - i forgot about the 270ml of water.

thanks so much for confirmation on the science of this. Feeling far more confident about this cake now.

No worries - hope it goes well!

I made one a few weeks ago using the planet cake mud recipe and used the americolor gels it was perfect

Hi, just wondering how your coloured mudcake went?

How'd it turn out? I have the same request and am very if-y about it

the colors turned out well?

do you have the recipe by any chance, I cant find it