The new trend must be colored cakes. Can I use paste color to color cake batter or does it have to be liquid?
What's the best way to achieve a really rich colour once the cake is baked?
I once tried to add liquid food colour to the batter, though by the time the cake was baked, what was meant to be a pretty soft pink, ended up being a yellow / stained pink looking cake - tasted good but it wasn't the colour I was trying to achieve, it nearly looked cheap / old.
I tried it!
But I put too much color in, it was so concentrated, I underestimated the power of gel coloring! What was meant to be a raspberry marble mud ended up being a plain HOT PINK cake! Its still ok, its just really vibrant, I hope my paying customers don't find it an issue - 1 is a wedding cake but its only for the top tier.
I haven't cut it open yet (its in the freezer to use in a couple of weeks) but if its anything like the outside looks... there's no marble 
I just swirled it way too much. It was a slight disaster day - I left the flavoring out, put the tins in the oven, screamed, (screamed at my poor mother).... stirred in the flavoring and put them back in the oven to bake. I cut the top off, it tastes ok so that's why I'm thinking of not bothering to bake replacements.
If it's for a paying customer, I would remake it, if they specifically asked for a marble. My daughter would LOVE a hot pink cake.
If it's for a paying customer, I would remake it, if they specifically asked for a marble. My daughter would LOVE a hot pink cake.
that's where I think maybe I can get away with it, because they didn't ask for marble, nor have they seen or tried any of my cakes to compare with before.
How can you tell how marbled it is by looking at the OUTSIDE?
well its looking rather pink, as it was in the tin before it went in to the oven.
But also, I cut some of the risen part off and all was pink. I'm HOPING its more marbelled throughout the cake?? :S
I have colored cake batter several times. I get the best results if I start with a white cake as stated earlier. I use paste colors and add it to the batter until I get the color I want. For me the color seems to deepen as it bakes. The shooters below began as white cake and I colored part of the batter red and part green.
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