That's amazing! Who would have thought adding violet to butter yellow icing would turn it white!

It works! Pretty cool!

Thanks for the tip CC!

Yea worked for me too. I learned it here too. I love this place

No kidding?! Just a teeny-tiny bit?

New here....what's the violet trick???

...violet trick is a tiny tiny touch of violet color takes away the yellow in icing..makes it nice and white...

That works with alot of things as I am a hairstylist and that is one of the rules of hair colour. I should have known that one before here...duh..lol

I just tried it the other day and was totally amazed! I was very happy because now I don't have to search for white margerine. Countrykittie, the violet trick is - if you have icing that is yellow (usually because you use butter or margarine), you can put a teeny bit of violet food coloring in and it turns it white. I guess because purple is red and blue - primary colors - it cancels out the yellow or something. I don't know how it works, but it does. But, don't use too much or you'll get grey.

It really is a super cool trick!

Does it have to say 'Violet' on the color? Would purple work? And what brand? Wilton, Americolor? Gel, paste, powdered? Ack!!!!

I heard (here) about this trick a little while back but haven't had the chance to check it out yet! I'm glad to hear it really works

As far as I know it has to be violet. I think any brand would work.

That sounds cool, I'll have to try that.

Okay, whoever discovered this and whoever's been posting this, I LOVE YOU!! I can't STAND criscocream, but needed to use it for white icing.

Does anyone know if this works for IMBC too? Now that would be the ultimate in cool!

Thanks,
Sherri

What a cool tip--and exactly something I'll be needing to use soon!!

How much is just enough so as to not make it gray?

You know I have been making buttercream dream for a while and I knew about this trick I learned it here on another post and I keep forgetting to try it !!!!

Off to the store to get some violet

Wow - thanks for sharing this invaluable tip, I'll be incorporating this idea from hereon. Are there any other colors that we should be aware of? I heard something about fondant purple turning blue under lighting so you should use Wilton purple to hold the hue.

very cool trick. definitely keeping that one in mind! thanks!

Will it work for cream cheese icing???

Oh! My! Gosh! IT WORKS!!!!!! I just tried it tonight and I'm sooo happy with this new tip! Thanks all!!!