Baking cakes, cupcakes, and other desserts is an amazing experience because it’s a very immersive experience, and in the end, you get the most delicious treats. However, these cupcakes and cakes are enhanced with colored icing because it adds a visual appeal to the desserts. Making colored icing is no less than art because you have to be extremely particular about how much coloring you add you add. So, with this article, we are sharing how you can make peach-colored icing!
How To Make Peach Colored Icing?
Mixing Icing Ingredients With Gel-Based Coloring
It’s common for people to opt for liquid food colors but they don’t work well in icing. Instead, it’s recommended that you opt for gel food coloring because it doesn’t dilute the ingredient. However, gel food color can be challenging to use as you cannot control the number of drops that are added to the icing. For this reason, it is recommended that you experiment with a small batch of icing to make sure the color comes out fine and according to your preference.
In addition, when you experiment with a small batch of icing, you have to track how much gel food coloring you are adding to the icing to make sure the color comes out well. As far as achieving the right peach color is concerned, it’s recommended that you mix one part of the red color and three parts of yellow to achieve the right color. You can mix the gel color into the icing and make sure you mix them well – there should be no patches or streaks of color and you have to keep mixing until you achieve the uniform color.
Once you are done mixing and you are not satisfied with the peach color, we recommend that you add a bit of yellow or red and mix it into the icing until to get the desired color. If the peach color is lighter, you can add a drop of red color while yellow color is recommended if the color is too dark.
Additional Tips To Use Colored Icing
Now that you know the right combination of food colorings to achieve the peach icing, we are sharing some other tips that you’ve to remember to achieve the best color;
- Type Of Buttercream
If you are making buttercream icing, you need to consider the type of buttercream you will be using. To begin with, American buttercream is the easiest to work with because it can be easily mixed with the coloring and achieve a rich and uniform color with minimal product usage. On the other hand, if you have prepared the meringue-based buttercream, you have to remember that they have a higher fat content, which is why they don’t take on the peach color quickly. In the case of meringue-based buttercream, you should opt for oil-based food coloring and make sure you wait a bit to make sure the color develops.
- Consider The Base Color
Whenever you have to color the icing, you have to be careful about the base color because it can significantly impact the final color. To achieve the right color, you should start with white buttercream and add a few drops of yellow. Once the yellow color is mixed up, add two drops of red color and mix it to achieve the peachy color. On the other hand, if the buttercream has a yellowish color, you should start by adding red coloring and add yellow coloring later to create a uniform color.
- Start With Less
When it comes down to color the icing, you have to be extremely careful because even one extra drop of food coloring can change the color of the icing. For this reason, you should always start the icing coloring process with one to two drops unless you’ve been making the colored icing for years and know exactly how many drops can help achieve the right color.
- Wait For Color To Deepen
With time, the color can get richer and deeper. For this reason, it is recommended that you make the icing with less coloring and let it rest for two to three hours to make sure the color is fully developed. In addition, you should always put the cake in the refrigerator once the icing is ready and used to make sure the color remains the same.