How to make pink buttercream not coral!

[Rory786]

Hi everyone, I've never had success making a pink buttercream, the butter when whipped, is still yellow so I get a orangey pink.

The shops only sell vanilla or chocolate buttercream...

Thanks in advance

Hi @Rory786 - tricky one as I don't like strawberries so I didn't eat it. The many 5 year olds seemed happy. Might be worth a try (as in before you put on the cake) as it's only a few quid and might be ok

LemonRedwood

NoParticularPattern : thank you will definitely bear that in mind.

And rosydreams that cake is so pretty. My 6yr old would love that unfortunately its the 3 year olds birthday not hers!

Chillichutney1 Thank you I heard there was a brand that was whiter than the others, thanks.

Thanks LadyGAgain - its only for the kids so it should be ok, the adults will have a more adult dark chocolate cake!

You don't need pale butter you just need to beat it until it is pale

Another trick to make pink icing, particularly if you want a strong, natural fruit taste and want to avoid chemicals is to buy freeze dried strawberries or raspberries, blitz them until they are a powder, and add that to the buttercream instead of dye. 50 - 70g should do the trick for one recipe.

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50/50 trex and butter mix. Best the daylights out of it then double the weight of butter in icing sugar.

Use gel or concentrated pink food colour. The liquids don't cut it.