How do I make gold coloured icing for a cake?!
How do I make gold coloured icing for a cake?
I would like to use just food colouring because i can't go out and buy luster dust (or whatever it's called) any one know what colours of food colour i should mix togethor to get the golden clolour?
Answers:
You can just use plain yellow food coloring with a tiny drop of red, but you will only be able to get a bright, bright, yellow gold color. You won't be able to get the metallic luster-y color without using the actual luster dust or buying the actual 'gold' food coloring from a cake / candy / baking supply shop.
try yellow with a tad of brown
Try using butter, i tried to make a white icing once and stupidly used butter to make it, it turned a lovely yellow though. Also add some orange juice to it. Mmmmm...It will be a lot nicer than food colouring too.
Print these charts and keep them with your recipes. Good luck on your cake!
http://www.sugarcraft.com/catalog/colori...
http://www.wilton.com/cake/icing/colorch...
Try using brown food coloring but just don't put too much in it and maybe add a touch of yellow if need be.