runningwhio
Ok bakers, can I add food colouring to cupcake batter without creating a texture issue? I'm looking for moist & delicious but also to marble in some with green & some with red.
And is that going to look vom when baked?
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Dec 11, 2022 at 1:59amWeb
Show threadrunningwhioDec 11, 2022
I didn't dare. They look good. Batter made as many as the recipe said it would, they didn't stick & seem perfectly cooked, light & vanilla-y. Bought cute little decorations last year but in rush to get to Canada couldn't deploy. So this is their year!
Show threadCaffeinated Weka ☕️Dec 11, 2022
@runningwhio I wish I’d seen this earlier. You can add a few drops of gel colours with no issues. For liquid colour, replace the same quantity of liquid, eg milk.
Show threadrunningwhioDec 11, 2022
@CafeWeka thanks - next time! I'm thinking about doing some of the icing instead
Show threadCaffeinated Weka ☕️Dec 11, 2022
@runningwhio Nice! Same thing: gel is negligible but liquid can replace some water/milk/lemon juice. Add 1-2 drops at a time.
Show threadrunningwhioDec 11, 2022
@CafeWeka thank you!
Show threadSylvan WoodsDec 11, 2022
@runningwhio yes but don’t overdo it! Subtle is better in most cases and you don’t want to add too much liquid. I haven’t used them but there are gel colours that avoid the watering issue
Show threadrunningwhioDec 11, 2022
@SylvanWoods I might just save the decorating for the icing
Show threadCath JacksonDec 11, 2022
@runningwhio should be fine if you just use a tiny bit!
Show threadStaceyDec 11, 2022
@runningwhio @kiwired Yes you absolutely can. I wouldn’t marble them though, the green and red will make brown (ick). You can separate your batter and make half green half red (they’ll be pink). Here’s a cake I made with 4 coloured layers!
Show threadrunningwhioDec 11, 2022
@Vidyala @kiwired beautiful! Yes I meant separate cupcakes each with green or red but might leave it, want red red & green green
Show threadStaceyDec 11, 2022
@runningwhio @kiwired Yeah, getting that deep red is really tough and IMO starts to affect the taste although not everyone can taste it. It’s why I don’t like red velvet stuff, it’s just so much food colouring 😅 I’ve heard of success using beets but never tried it myself.
Show threadFleurDec 11, 2022
@runningwhio think leave them plain and put the colouring into the icing 🧁