All-Natural Tinted Buttercream
Color us impressed. We've always wanted a natural way to tint frosting any shade, and new plant-based food dyes let us go Technicolor.
Martha Stewart Living, March 2018
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Credit:
Raymond Hom
Recipe Summary
Ingredients
Directions
Cook's Notes
For the hues shown, place 1/2 cup buttercream in each of seven small bowls. Tint as follows, then let stand 10 minutes before using to allow dyes to fully saturate.
Red
Add 1/4 teaspoon Berry and 1/8 teaspoon Sunflower.
Pink
Add 1/4 teaspoon Berry.
Orange
Add 1/4 teaspoon Sunflower and a pinch of Berry.
Yellow
Add 1/4 teaspoon Sunflower.
Green
Add 1/8 teaspoon Sky Blue and 1/8 teaspoon Sunflower.
Blue
Add 1/8 teaspoon Sky Blue.
Purple
Add 1/8 teaspoon Sky Blue and 1/8 teaspoon Berry.