Yellow Buttercream Turned Out Orange- Why?
Decorating By Cakejeanie Updated 20 Mar 2013 , 10:56pm by Cakejeanie
I made a cake for my friend's son and used yellow food gel to colour the buttercream and the fondant base. The fondant base turned out lemon yellow, which is the colour I was aiming for. The buttercream, however, ended up a pale orange colour!!! I have used the same food gel before on the same kind of buttercream (SMBC) and got a good result- a very yellow colour. All the ingredients were exactly the same including the same brand of butter (unsalted, if it makes any difference) so I cant think why this time round I got pale orange rather than yellow. I made sure I was using yellow food colour as well, in fact I had to keep checking the same bottle and I was definitely using yellow!
The only other thing I can add is that I made the buttercream in the evening, and it did seem to have a very very pale orange tint to it even before I added to yellow colouring but I put it down to the lighting. Its pretty difficult making cakes during the day, as I have a 4 year old running around wanting to 'help' so I tend to do things in the evening.
Has this happened to anyone? Any ideas as to why this has happened to me?
they put food coloring into butter--maybe that batch of butter had more coloring in it than usual??
annatto
especially since you said the bc was orangey before you added the yellow color
K8Memphis, hmm yes perhaps that may be the cause of it.
Leah_s, I never knew that was even possible, but quite clearly as its happened to my SMBC, it is! Bummer.
I probably have to put it down to the butter. I think I need to look for a different brand!
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