Black Cake Icing

Start with white icing or fondant and with a bit of skill and luck your black frosting just might become the star of the party.

Black cake icing.

This true black frosting doesn t taste like food coloring won t stain your teeth and it s a cinch to make. So far i have used it on cupcakes and a cake and i am in love. To make black icing start by making or buying chocolate icing since the brown color means you won t have to use as much black dye to get a dark hue. When added to frosting and exposed to the air it turns a deep jet black.

Black and white cookies black fondant and black witches capes decorate cakes and cookies everywhere so it must be possible. Make your frosting ahead of time or save any leftover frosting. Updated april 9 2020 ingredients. Next mix black gel dye into your icing a few drops at a time until it s the color you want.

When you add the black cocoa to your frosting it starts out as a deep brown. It can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a month or in the freezer for up to 3 months. By baker peabody. Learn how to make spookily dark black icing for all your halloween cake and cookie needs.

Making this black frosting in advance and storage tips. Not only is it a beautiful deep black color but the flavor is incredible. The secret lies in the type of food colorings used and the formula. Black cocoa powder for best black frosting.