Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup light corn syrup
- 1/4 cup white shortening
- 1/4 teaspoon flavoring (peppermint, cherry, almond extract, etc.)
- 1 pound powered sugar
- Food color
Directions:
Beat all ingredients, except about 1 cup of the powered sugar, in a large mixing bowl at medium speed until well mixed. Liberally sprinkle a clean cutting board or countertop with powered sugar and knead in enough to form a smooth ball that holds together, but is not sticky. Wrap in plastic until ready to sculpt.
How to use Food Coloring
Either liquid or paste colors can be used to tint frostings.
Liquids are widely available and come in basic colors. Follow the charts printed on food color boxes to create other shades or use your own combinations. Brilliant, intense colors cannot always be obtained with liquid colors because the quantity required thins small amounts of frosting too much.
Paste colors are available in specialty stores and through some mail order catalogs. They come in a wide range of colors and produce either pastels or intense hues. You may want to start with a selection of basic colors and gradually build up your collection to include several shades of the same color. Paste colors can also be blended to produce additional colors.
Always start adding small amounts of color to your frosting. Increase the amount until the intensity is close to what you want. Frosting colors will deepen on standing, so be conservative and color the entire amount you will need. It is almost impossible to duplicate a color in a second batch of frosting.
- 1/3 cup light corn syrup
- 1/4 cup white shortening
- 1/4 teaspoon flavoring (peppermint, cherry, almond extract, etc.)
- 1 pound powered sugar
- Food color
Directions:
Beat all ingredients, except about 1 cup of the powered sugar, in a large mixing bowl at medium speed until well mixed. Liberally sprinkle a clean cutting board or countertop with powered sugar and knead in enough to form a smooth ball that holds together, but is not sticky. Wrap in plastic until ready to sculpt.
How to use Food ColoringEither liquid or paste colors can be used to tint frostings.
Liquids are widely available and come in basic colors. Follow the charts printed on food color boxes to create other shades or use your own combinations. Brilliant, intense colors cannot always be obtained with liquid colors because the quantity required thins small amounts of frosting too much.
Paste colors are available in specialty stores and through some mail order catalogs. They come in a wide range of colors and produce either pastels or intense hues. You may want to start with a selection of basic colors and gradually build up your collection to include several shades of the same color. Paste colors can also be blended to produce additional colors.
Always start adding small amounts of color to your frosting. Increase the amount until the intensity is close to what you want. Frosting colors will deepen on standing, so be conservative and color the entire amount you will need. It is almost impossible to duplicate a color in a second batch of frosting.
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