Comments | curiouscupcakes: A few questions..

jemmifire in curiouscupcakes

A few questions..

Aug 22, 2007 22:58

My moms 50th birthday party is this weekend, and I plan on making a pull away cupcake cake, but how exactly do you do that?

Also, any tips or places on how to make/buy black frosting???

Thanks in advance!!!!

help: icing/frosting, black frosting, pull-apart cupcakes

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xx_kitty_kat_xx August 23 2007, 03:04:38 UTC

I made black frosting with black food colouring I found in the supermarket. It was BLACK black, which was fantastic. I'm in New Zealand, so you probably have different brands there, but the brand I found was Queen, and it was in the baking section of the supermarket, in a bottle, rather than those little dripper-type colourings.

jemmifire August 23 2007, 03:05:39 UTC

ok I'll take a better look, I've tried looking before haha :)

xx_kitty_kat_xx August 23 2007, 03:07:27 UTC

Good luck!

Otherwise, if there's time, maybe one of those online baking goods stores that seems to have everything you can think of, and 1000 products you couldn't think of?

jemmifire August 23 2007, 03:08:19 UTC

I don't think I have enough time to have it mailed to me :(

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argh4itchytasty August 23 2007, 03:05:32 UTC

No advice, sorry, but seeing this icon, and you talking about your mother's 50th kind of cracks me up. :X

jemmifire August 23 2007, 03:06:23 UTC

LOL it's my default and I didn't bother to change it, but thats def funny hahah

argh4itchytasty August 23 2007, 03:08:21 UTC

Haha, I figured it was your default, but still. That's an awesome combo. haha

shortybear84 August 23 2007, 03:14:25 UTC

What shape are you trying to achieve for the cake?

Most that I've seen done, they people arrange the cupcakes on a large cake board unfrosted in the shape they want. then with piping bags pipe over them all to the desired look.

As for black frosting. Americolor is a great icing color brand. try and find that or you could take chocolate frosting and tint it with black coloring to get the darkness you are after.

Hope this helps!

jemmifire August 23 2007, 06:48:30 UTC

I was just looking to do a sheet cake but w/ cupcakes instead, I was just wondering how to frost it w/o there being gaps from the cupcakes not being close enough together..? haha

Thanks

kayseas_place August 23 2007, 11:46:41 UTC

Just make sure when you design the shape you want to create that you stagger the cupcakes before icing them, so that the smallest gaps appear between the cupcakes. (see diagram)

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jemmifire August 23 2007, 13:49:35 UTC

ahh ok :) Thanks!

bethesurrealist August 23 2007, 05:09:29 UTC

My mom picked up some black for me last week. I just checked the brand, and it's Spectrum, if that means anything to you. My mom bought at a cooking supply store, so if you know one, try there.

kylakae August 23 2007, 05:31:25 UTC

To get black, it helps to start with chocolate icing. Also, Americolor colors work a heckuva lot better than Wilton.