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Decorating 101: Tinting
Sugar & Coconut Flakes |
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Both
regular and powdered sugar and coconut
flakes can be tinted in a rainbow of
colors. It is an easy way to decorate and adds
a special decorative touch to cakes,
cupcakes,
cookies and other
desserts. Sanding
Sugar that has been tinted, is great to use
instead of regular, granulated sugar; it has a larger particle size and looks
sensational. (Go
to Cookie Decorating 101)
All you need are:
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Small, heavy duty,
plastic zipper bags or a large bowl |
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Regular white or powdered sugar
or shredded coconut
(packaged, canned or fresh) |
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Toothpicks |
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Colors:
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Paste colors
work best with granulated sugar, as it keeps it from getting
overly soggy and it's easier to mix. |
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For powdered
sugar that you are going as a powder,
Petal Dust is the best choice. |
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Food coloring
can be used to tint coconut and powdered sugar that is
dissolved.. |
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Tint
granulated sugar or shredded coconut Take your time and do a
handful at a time. Make sure that all of the color is evenly distributed and
there are no concentrated clumps of color before using.
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Place the desired amount of
sugar or coconut in the plastic bag, add a small dab of color on a toothpick
(the colors are concentrated, so be careful. You can always add more sugar
or coconut if the colors are too dark). |
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Close the bag and mix and shake
until color is evenly distributed. |
| Tint shredded
coconut with FOOD COLORING: You can use wet food coloring to
tint coconut. Place the coconut in a large bowl, sprinkle some food
coloring, being careful not to add too much as you can always add more.
Wearing gloves, toss the mixture until uniform in color. |
Tint powdered
sugar. It is possible to dye powdered sugar in two
forms.
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TINT: Supplies
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Assorted food coloring and 1/2 lb. Confectioners Sugar.
To Make - Place confectioners sugar in a blender. Make a small well in
the center and place a drop of food coloring into the well. Blend
until sugar is evenly tinted. |
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PETAL DUST:
For dry powdered sugar, there is a wonderful product sold in cake
decorating stores called
Petal Dust, a very concentrated powdered color that comes in
small plastic pots. The range of color is enormous and you use a
toothpick to transfer a tiny amount of the Petal Dust to one cup or so
of powdered sugar at a time. Stir with the toothpick and add Petal
Dust until a desired shade is achieved. The powdered sugar may then be
sprinkled over the surface for decoration or over a stencil.
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TINT POWDERED SUGAR ICING:
The second way to dye powdered sugar would be the more
traditional wet method, where powdered sugar is mixed with a small
amount of liquid, such as milk or freshly squeezed lemon juice, and
then liquid food coloring is added to achieve the desired color. This
actually creates a frosting that may then be smoothed over cupcakes;
it will not result in colored, individual granules. |
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