Comments on: Black Frosting https://chelsweets.com/how-to-make-black-frosting/ Delicious Desserts from Scratch Fri, 07 Oct 2022 01:12:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 By: Chelsweets https://chelsweets.com/how-to-make-black-frosting/#comment-26442 Fri, 07 Oct 2022 01:12:36 +0000 http://chelsweets.com/?p=12711#comment-26442 In reply to Porcher Martin.

Hi Porcher,

This buttercream recipe has an American buttercream base, so it does crust 🙂

]]> By: Chelsweets https://chelsweets.com/how-to-make-black-frosting/#comment-26422 Thu, 06 Oct 2022 22:19:45 +0000 http://chelsweets.com/?p=12711#comment-26422 In reply to Heidi.

Hi Heidi,

I am so happy to hear that!!! YAY 🙂 Thank you for sharing!!

]]> By: Heidi https://chelsweets.com/how-to-make-black-frosting/#comment-26352 Thu, 29 Sep 2022 17:20:01 +0000 http://chelsweets.com/?p=12711#comment-26352 My new favorite! This frosting is amazing. I ordered the dark cocoa and the color with the black food coloring was so dark it was perfect!

]]> By: Porcher Martin https://chelsweets.com/how-to-make-black-frosting/#comment-26321 Sun, 25 Sep 2022 16:03:59 +0000 http://chelsweets.com/?p=12711#comment-26321 How do I make Crusting Black frosting for decorating cookies?

]]> By: Chelsweets https://chelsweets.com/how-to-make-black-frosting/#comment-26039 Sat, 03 Sep 2022 23:11:32 +0000 http://chelsweets.com/?p=12711#comment-26039 In reply to Lillian.

Hi Lillian,

Sadly no buttercream is really heat stable :/ But if you want this to hold up better in high heat / high humidity you can swap out half the butter for hi-lo shortening and that should help. Happy baking!

]]> By: Lillian https://chelsweets.com/how-to-make-black-frosting/#comment-26006 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 20:50:47 +0000 http://chelsweets.com/?p=12711#comment-26006 Any change this is heat stable?

]]> By: Chelsweets https://chelsweets.com/how-to-make-black-frosting/#comment-25892 Sun, 14 Aug 2022 18:10:15 +0000 http://chelsweets.com/?p=12711#comment-25892 In reply to Porcher Martin.

Hi Porcher,

This recipe is a crusting buttercream (it also uses an American buttercream as the base so the high sugar content causes it to crust), but it won’t set as firmly as royal icing. It will keep its shape well, but I wouldn’t recommend stacking frosted cookies on top of each other. Hope that helps, happy baking!

]]> By: Porcher Martin https://chelsweets.com/how-to-make-black-frosting/#comment-25858 Thu, 11 Aug 2022 01:28:57 +0000 http://chelsweets.com/?p=12711#comment-25858 How can I make BLACK CRUSTING BUTTERCREAM?
– I have a dear friend that has two standard poodles; one black and one white. I’d really like to make her some cookies that look like her pups!
– I don’t want to frost my poodle cookies with Royal Icing. I like the flavor and consistency of CRUSTING buttercream.
– I am a beginning beginner and don’t know how to combine recipes for Crusting Buttercream with Black buttercream.
– Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!

]]> By: Black Velvet Cupcakes: Delicious, Naturally Colored Recipe https://chelsweets.com/how-to-make-black-frosting/#comment-25643 Thu, 21 Jul 2022 21:37:27 +0000 http://chelsweets.com/?p=12711#comment-25643 […] around New Year’s and wanted to match the frosting to the color of the cupcakes. I used my deep black frosting recipe to give these cupcake a cohesive […]

]]> By: Chelsweets https://chelsweets.com/how-to-make-black-frosting/#comment-25546 Tue, 12 Jul 2022 20:10:50 +0000 http://chelsweets.com/?p=12711#comment-25546 In reply to Susie.

Hi Susie,

You can still achieve a black color, but you’ll have to use more gel food coloring and definitely make it far in advance. The amount of whipped cream is based on the chocolate and cocoa powder, so if you omit the chocolate I’d add about a third the amount of cream the recipe calls for. Hope that helps, happy baking!

]]> By: Susie https://chelsweets.com/how-to-make-black-frosting/#comment-25472 Thu, 07 Jul 2022 19:08:21 +0000 http://chelsweets.com/?p=12711#comment-25472 Is there any way to achieve this without using chocolate? I actually have black cocoa, but no chips on hand.

And is the large amount of whipping cream to account for the added cocoa powder, for consistency?

]]> By: Chelsweets https://chelsweets.com/how-to-make-black-frosting/#comment-25402 Mon, 04 Jul 2022 02:42:33 +0000 http://chelsweets.com/?p=12711#comment-25402 In reply to Lee.

Hi Lee,

I’m sorry to hear this didn’t work for you! Did you add gel food coloring in with the black cocoa when you first made the buttercream like the recipe calls for? If so, what brand of food coloring did you use? Hopefully we’ll be able to figure out what went wrong.

]]> By: Lee https://chelsweets.com/how-to-make-black-frosting/#comment-25349 Fri, 01 Jul 2022 02:03:10 +0000 http://chelsweets.com/?p=12711#comment-25349 I made the black cocoa buttercream on Monday..let it sit in the fridge for 2 days..didn’t get dark..on Wednesday I let it sit out and then mixed in 2 toothpick dips of black gel color..it looks lighter than it did b4..really need black that won’t stain teeth and tastes good..need to decorate my cake tomorrow..help

]]> By: Why Do Cakes Sink In The Middle? Learn What Happened & How to Fix It https://chelsweets.com/how-to-make-black-frosting/#comment-25312 Mon, 27 Jun 2022 04:17:20 +0000 http://chelsweets.com/?p=12711#comment-25312 […] Buttercream Smooth Frosting Tutorial Black Buttercream Tutorial Substitution […]

]]> By: Chelsweets https://chelsweets.com/how-to-make-black-frosting/#comment-25122 Mon, 13 Jun 2022 17:20:16 +0000 http://chelsweets.com/?p=12711#comment-25122 In reply to Mary.

Hi Mary,

I am so happy you love this recipe just as much as I do 🙂 Thank you for sharing!! This comment made my day!

]]> By: Mary https://chelsweets.com/how-to-make-black-frosting/#comment-25082 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 21:47:12 +0000 http://chelsweets.com/?p=12711#comment-25082 We love more of a milk chocolate buttercream but I wanted the darker color. Followed recipe to a T and oh WOW! New favorite frosting. Flavor is absolutely perfect. Black cooca and dark chocolate make it superb!

]]> By: Chelsweets https://chelsweets.com/how-to-make-black-frosting/#comment-24884 Mon, 30 May 2022 04:40:55 +0000 http://chelsweets.com/?p=12711#comment-24884 In reply to Ollie.

Hi Ollie,

That is a great point that I wasn’t aware of until now! I’ve updated the post to reflect this. Thank you for sharing <3

]]> By: Ollie https://chelsweets.com/how-to-make-black-frosting/#comment-24833 Tue, 24 May 2022 22:32:13 +0000 http://chelsweets.com/?p=12711#comment-24833 I know this is an old recipe, but I do really want to stress how careful people need to be when baking with activated charcoal. Charcoal can interact with certain medications, rendering them inactive. This includes many heart medicines and antidepressants. If you want a natural colorant, the safe way to go is squid ink. You never know what medicines the people eating the cake may be taking.

]]> By: Panier Jean-Pierre https://chelsweets.com/how-to-make-black-frosting/#comment-24712 Sat, 07 May 2022 09:44:40 +0000 http://chelsweets.com/?p=12711#comment-24712 Wonderful site !
All or nearly all is here.
Friends asked me to do their wedding cake. Nether done that. I need some advices. Could you help me please.
I could send you a photo of what I have to do.
Kind regards
Jean-Pierre

]]> By: Black Macarons with Decadent Dark Chocolate Filling - Chelsweets https://chelsweets.com/how-to-make-black-frosting/#comment-24605 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 03:43:37 +0000 http://chelsweets.com/?p=12711#comment-24605 […] love using a small batch of my black chocolate buttercream to fill my macarons because I have a huge sweet tooth. However, I also like filling them with dark […]

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