How do you make black icing?

Answer by  A3JQV3WPFGSULE (191)

Using a chocolate frosting base and adding black gel or powder is the best way to achieve a dark black color. Otherwise, using white icing and adding a base of green first, then blue is another way to achieve black.

Answer by  Cookinginbc (383)

If you are making buttercream icing mix 2 cups butter with a pound of icing. whip til combined, Add about 1/4 cup of cocoa and a tsp of vanilla. Whip adding milk as needed to get the consistancy you want. Than add drops of black icing one by one til you get the darkness you want.

Answer by  Kazekami (197)

Making dark icing colors can be very tough. Wiltons makes a gel icing food coloring in Black. Your best bet is to use that instead of trying to mix other colors in order to get that color. Also it helps if you make chocolate icing first and then use the black food coloring on top of that.

Answer by  decomom (923)

The easiest way to achieve black icing is by purchasing a special black food coloring. The black food coloring achieves a real black that you cannot get by mixing other food colorings together.