Food colourings that don't taste

**frenchpolish** · 11-12-2010, 08:01pm

I have just thrown a fresh batch of cupcakes in the bin

I made some vanilla cupcakes and vanilla buttercream. I kept half white and put red natural food colouring in half the buttercream. I iced them and then tasted them.

The red ones were bitter and awful and are now in the bin.

I didn't think food colourings had taste or was I just using the wrong brand?

**lazymummy** · 11-12-2010, 09:02pm

Did you use liquid or paste colouring? I use the paste ones and they don't taste.

**frenchpolish** · 11-12-2010, 09:10pm

hi lazy mummy
I used liquid, and more than a dash, as I wanted red and white, a christmas theme rather than pink....

where do you get the paste ones from, I've not seen them

thanks

**allana** · 11-12-2010, 09:37pm

I've never seen any natural paste colourings, however you can get Sugarflair and Wilton gel/paste food colourings at cake decorating shops or online.

Liquid food colourings are much weaker than the paste ones so you have to add loads to get a strong colour---it's very hard to get a good solid red. Sugarflair extra-red is your best bet.

**frenchpolish** · 12-12-2010, 05:35pm

thanks allana I will try and source some sugarflair pastes, thank you

**lazymummy** · 12-12-2010, 09:22pm

Sorry FP, didn't see your post!

Ebay is good for Sugarflair pastes, especially if you want to buy a few. Here's a set of red/green for Christmas!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/XMAS-RED-GREEN...item35add37fa7

**frenchpolish** · 13-12-2010, 02:45pm

Originally Posted by lazymummy

Sorry FP, didn't see your post!

Ebay is good for Sugarflair pastes, especially if you want to buy a few. Here's a set of red/green for Christmas!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/XMAS-RED-GREEN...item35add37fa7

thanks for that, will get some and try again :-)