How to Make Black Frosting with Food Coloring
Preparation time: 5 minutes; Cooking time: 10 minutes; Total time: 15 minutes; Servings: 2
Ingredients
- For the Frosting:
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp. heavy whipping cream
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- For the Black Food Color:
- 2 drops of blue food coloring
- 5 drops of green food coloring
- 6 drops of red food coloring
Instructions
- Add softened butter and sugar in a standing mixer bowl, and whisk for a few minutes at low to medium speed until stiff peaks appear.
- Add heavy cream, salt and vanilla extract, and whisk until you reach your desired consistency.
- In a bowl mix food colors red, green and blue in the ratio as mentioned above and mix well.
- Add drops of the prepared black food color in the frosting and gently fold. Keep on adding the food color until you get the desired shade of black.