Holes In Bc After Coloring

Decorating By dream_cakes15 Updated 25 Mar 2018 , 12:49am by dream_cakes15

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dream_cakes15 Posted 21 Mar 2018 , 6:48am
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I don’t know why but every time I color my BC frosting it always ends up with a lot of ugly holes in it that you can really see when piped onto cake. Initially it starts off nice and fluffy. This is my recipe that I use 

Butter cream frosting 

2 blocks butter (room temperature)
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar (sifted)
1 tsp vanilla butter emulsion 

Can someone please tell me what I can do to fix this? I’m even willing to try other recipes that might work better. 

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cutiger Posted 21 Mar 2018 , 9:36am
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The only thing I can think of is that maybe the icing needs to mix longer. Mine does best when I can let it mix for about 10 minutes.  You could try adding just a little less sugar or adding some liquid.  Maybe an ounce of water or cream.  Hope that helps a little!

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kakeladi Posted 21 Mar 2018 , 7:33pm
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Mix longer but at the slowest speed you mixer will go.  Try this recipe:   https://www.cakecentral.com/recipe/22469/2-icing



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dream_cakes15 Posted 22 Mar 2018 , 6:48am
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Thanks guys! Gonna give it a try. 

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dream_cakes15 Posted 23 Mar 2018 , 10:21am
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@kakeladi I don’t have access to hi ratio shortening and won’t have time to order. Will crisco work ok? Will it have a greasy taste?

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dream_cakes15 Posted 23 Mar 2018 , 10:22am
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Sorry forgot to also ask if it would work good for piping? Thank you

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kakeladi Posted 24 Mar 2018 , 6:16pm
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Yes, Crisco is what I used for all my decorating - from crumb coating to icing to piping to making flowers :)

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dream_cakes15 Posted 25 Mar 2018 , 12:49am
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Awesome thank you!:) @kakeladi

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