Does Anyone Know Why This Is Happening??
Baking By Kiddiekakes Updated 30 Mar 2006 , 12:38am by bbelias
I spent the whole day yesterday making sugar cookies.They all came out great and I decorated most of them.This morning I noticed that a few are discolored in patches almost like the butter in the cookies has seeped through the icing.Why has only some done this and what can I do to prevent this.It looks sort of ugly....
Laurel
I don't know if this is what you mean but if they are like small spots I have heard that where the salt isn't mixed in or dissolved it will show light spots.
And it doesn't look like it's food colouring that isn't mixed well...?
When you say discoloured, can you describe the colour?
The color looks darker than the original.Like a grease spot...that's the best description!!
I spent the whole day yesterday making sugar cookies.They all came out great and I decorated most of them.This morning I noticed that a few are discolored in patches almost like the butter in the cookies has seeped through the icing.Why has only some done this and what can I do to prevent this.It looks sort of ugly....
Laurel
Kiddie can you post a pic of these spots? That might help.
Well it won't take the spots out but maybe it will prevent them for future cookies.
Kiddie can you post a pic of these spots? That might help.
Well it won't take the spots out but maybe it will prevent them for furture cookies.
- oh, that one makes my sides hurt! LOL
KiddieKakes - I read on a similar post that maybe the cookie wasn't cooled enough? That's my unprofessional, not-even-close-to-amateur thought on this.
kos
Kiddie can you post a pic of these spots? That might help.
Well it won't take the spots out but maybe it will prevent them for furture cookies.
- oh, that one makes my sides hurt! LOL
KiddieKakes - I read on a similar post that maybe the cookie wasn't cooled enough? That's my unprofessional, not-even-close-to-amateur thought on this.
kos
LOL @ unprofessional not even so close to amateur thought. YEA RIGHT Kos, stop being so modest.
What were you using to decorate - royal icing? Is there any chance you got some grease into the mix somehow. Is it just one colour affected or whole cookies?
I think I may not have cooled them completely.I'm gonna try to put a papertowel next time to asborb some of the moisture.I'm posting a bunch of pics right now!!
kiddieKakes- the dresses and doves aren't the cookies you are talking about are they?? They are beautiful! I don't see any blotchy coloring. I love th dresses. Can't say which is my favorite, they are all so cool.
kos
Okay, I see the boot and cowboy hat cookies. To tell you the truth, they look like a really worn pair of boots and hat! They still look cute. I love your other cookies. Your detail is awesome!!
kos
Very nice work on the cookies.
Can I ask what method of filling them in you used? Pastry bag or bottle?
I use the pastry bags...some I even used the spatula on them and then shook them slightly to cover.A real time saving method!!
Ok, I just made cookies with RI for the first time. You said you used RI, right? Well, I used a dampened brush to move the icing to the sides, but when my brush wasn't dry enough, I had that same problem you talked about. Could that be what you did?
You have to be careful if your using a weet brush or utensil. Too much water will cause those spots also.
I have had this same thing happen to me twice. I was very careful the second time around to avoid grease in my royal so I don't think that is what it is. Watering it down too much might be it but I am not sure. For me it only happened with my red icing. I used Ameicolor red and I though that it might be a bad bottle but since you have had the problem too I am tossing out that theory!!! Your description of the splotches looking like grease spots is perfect . . . I hope someone can figure this out for us!
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