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What food coloring to use to make orange frosting?

2bearichards2bearichards
in Northern California Babies
I can't think.  What makes orange?  red and yellow?
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Re: What food coloring to use to make orange frosting?

  • dblhappinessdblhappiness
    Yes it's red & yellow--the box used to say how many drops of each makes certain colors.
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  • SweetiePSweetieP
    yep - red and yellow.
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  • Smuches4uSmuches4u member

    Yes, red & yellow, but the drops is going to take a LOT of red to make it a true orange.  I highly recommend the Gel Food Color you can find at Michaels.  Is it Winton the brand?

     

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  • hersheykisshersheykiss

    Hehehe you reminded me of a cute story...

    I was having problems learning my secondary colors. My grandmother used ketchup & mustard to teach me that red & yellow make orange. Then she gave me hotdogs for lunch to enjoy it. :)

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  • LV2006LV2006
    imageSmuches4u:

    Yes, red & yellow, but the drops is going to take a LOT of red to make it a true orange.  I highly recommend the Gel Food Color you can find at Michaels.  Is it Winton the brand?

     

    Close!  It is Wilton.  The gel coloring is better, imo, because you use much less (and thus don't get the taste) and it doesn't mess with the consistency of your icing.  And they have several shades of orange, too!

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  • 2bearichards2bearichards

    Thanks everyone!

    Basketball cupcakes, here we come!

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  • Smuches4uSmuches4u member

    You just got my mind racing with possibilities for displaying them.

    Home Improvement stores sell those Linoleum Tiles, one of them looks like a Parque (sp) floor - just like a BBall Court.  You could peel & stick some of them to a flat of cardboard or plywood then mark the court lines with different colors of electrical or painters tape.

    Adorable theme Rachel!

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  • 2bearichards2bearichards
    imageSmuches4u:

    You just got my mind racing with possibilities for displaying them.

    Home Improvement stores sell those Linoleum Tiles, one of them looks like a Parque (sp) floor - just like a BBall Court.  You could peel & stick some of them to a flat of cardboard or plywood then mark the court lines with different colors of electrical or painters tape.

    Adorable theme Rachel!

    Thanks for the ideas!  We are having a bunch of people over for the Final Four on Saturday.

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