How do I make my butter icing blue and not greeny blue without having to put so much colouring in it that it tastes funny?

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VamPesha · 30/10/2007 11:02

Just that really!

I want a real blue colour for a moat for dd's castle cake but when I made a Thomas cake for ds a couple of years ago I just couldnt get a proper blue because of the yellow from the butter. Am I using the wrong type of butter? Or the wrong dye?

TIA

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GreatBigHairyMonsterlapin · 30/10/2007 11:06

Were you using the liquid colouring? It's rubbish. Go to a cake shop and buy some paste, a small tub will last forever. Add it tiny bits at a time using a cocktail stick, because it is powerful stuff! They do loads of different blues, I have about 6

PinguKiller · 30/10/2007 11:06

try the powder colouring from all good cake dec shops or buy it ready coloured from same outlets!

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VamPesha · 30/10/2007 11:21

Yeah have been using the stuff from the supermarkets. Ok will visit the cake shop again tomorrow. Went yesterday for giant sized cake board and silver dust stuff but hadn't thought about icing then! Oh while I have you clever people here can I realy mix the dust stuff withg vodka to paint on for a children's cake?! I've read it on loads of sites but really...?

What made me think a castle was a good idea - I'm sure she would have been happy with another butterfly!

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GreatBigHairyMonsterlapin · 30/10/2007 11:35

Yes, it dissolves better in alcohol IIRC. To be honest, I think you need the tiniest drip of vodka, so I wouldn't worry about it.

stealthsquiggle · 30/10/2007 11:41

Vodka is fine - it will evaporate anyway. However, if you are worried, then IME it also works fine if you just dust it on with a (clean) make up brush (blusher-type one)

Ask the cake shop for dark blue unless you actually want a baby blue moat...

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VamPesha · 30/10/2007 14:07

Lol thank you

I'm using the dust to paint ice cream cones to be turrets so I think I will need it mixed with something to make it stay on. But you have reminded me I need a brush to paint it on with, I'm so disorganised!

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GreatBigHairyMonsterlapin · 30/10/2007 14:25

How about honey?

It sounds fab!

stealthsquiggle · 30/10/2007 14:27

That's a thought - you can make "glue" by mashing a little bit of icing (the roll-out sort) with some water (hot works better). You could then "paint" the ice cream cones with it, and then dab/sprinkle on the glitter powder?

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VamPesha · 30/10/2007 14:40

Ooo good ideas

I bought a box of 10 waffle cones and theres no way I'm making 10 sodding turrets so I might have a little experiment and see what works best.

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