BRIGHT BUTTERCREAM HACK! │ HOW TO GET BRIGHT RED BUTTERCREAM │CAKES BY MK
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
- You guys requested it, and now you've got it! Easy bright buttercream without any fuss. When I first came across this hack I couldn't believe it, and now it's my new favourite trick to use in the kitchen! You can use this hack on both ABC and Swiss meringue buttercream. Enjoy :)
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I tried this today for a bright green and it worked like magic!! I almost panicked when i started Whipping and it ws just curdled and not smooth at all but i kept Whipping and i got a beautiful bright green buttercream!! Thanks so much for sharing!! 😘😘
So glad to hear it worked well for you Lena! :D
I will try that also soon and i hope it will work ok also to me.🙏🙏🙏
Ahhhh! I tried it today too and ended up throwing it away because it looked like it ‘broke’. Now I wonder if I should have just kept going?
@@Keachybean Yes! You just have to keep whipping it, dont panic, it always works ;)
@@Keachybean aaaawww... You should have just kept Whipping. It would have turned out🙂
If you’re really in a hurry, you don’t have to melt your whole bowl either- just take a bit of it out and microwave that smaller amount, then mix it back in. I repeat that until I get the whole batch the color I want, but I don’t have to refrigerate because I didn’t liquify them whole batch :)
Wow thanks 😊
you are a genius 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you I was looking for a comment like this Because I didn’t feel like risking my whole batch lol
I always do this too!
This is especially nice because it lets you get richer colors without the massive downside of adding a ton of coloring and making the icing taste gross. Great video, super helpful!
That's always been one of my biggest complaints, along with the almost permanent staining of my whole mouth, LOL! This is GREAT
What colorant has less flavour because they give the icing an aftertaste
Makes me wish my work had a microwave because this would be incredibly useful. We get a lot of customers wanting vibrant dark colors and I have to always warn them about their icing having the risk of tasting bitter from all the food coloring we have to use to get those tones.
THAT'S what makes frosting taste so gross sometimes?!
@@songofshadow5043 Yep. Whenever I'm taking customer orders I always try to recommend the customers lighter colors so they don't risk ruining the taste of their cake. The solution in this video though is fantastic and eliminates this problem.
Ann Reardon needs to give a shout out here omg hijabi queeeeen
Haha awww thank you!! :)
@The Artist If it's her choice to wear a hijab , LET HER BE. No one's forcing it on her so it's unreasonable to call it slavery.
@The Artist 🤦🏾♀️
@@aleenarsuresh2596 people like those above should be ignored! Don't you reckon?
@@bluesunnyday I might have ignored it, but it seems lack of proper knowledge and introspection can lead to ignorant beliefs . I wanted to educate that person on their ignorance. But yeah, I get what you mean. Some people purposefully do things to get on others nerves.
I didn't know icing colors developed overnight! I learned 2 hacks from this lol! :)
Haha yep! It's the easiest trick to use if you have time on your hands :)
I didn't, either! I've never heard that before, so it's good to know. I would always try to make a brighter red by adding more coloring, and it tasted AWFUL.
Try Americolor gel food coloring. Their super black and super red are the only food coloring that I’ve ever been able to get true black and red from. You don’t have to use much, and there’s no bitterness.
@@erinodell7011 Okay, thanks!
I don't have microwave.What else we can use?
I've been a decorator for a decade AND a culinary major and never knew this. It really goes against everything I've been taught lol. Thank you SO MUCH! ❤️
Hi Steph! Haha yeah it really does go against the norm right! Hope it works well for you :)
Will this work with whipped cream and normal butter cream( icing sugar and butter) ??
@@TheForgivenessClub not cream but normal butter cream should
No WAY!!! There is no way that actually worked. Do you have any idea how much time and coloring I have wasted trying to get those incredible bright colors???!!! It can't possibly be that simple. It can't be! But I'll be darned if it doesn't look like that worked. How can I ever thank you enough?? This is life changing for me!!! So many, many years and buttercream and coloring and effort wasted in pursuit of perfect bright colors, and it was this simple. I'm going to go make some buttercream and test it right now!
Haha glad to hear this helped Gale! Hope your trial went well :)
How did it turn out
Does this work or whipped cream???
Same girl same 🤦♀️. I did pop in a bit of buttercream with color in the microwave but never thought I could pop the entire bowl of buttercream in. I just finished my struggle with a cake this weekend and nearly a bottle later I still didnt get the desired color
I think this is going to also help making really deep dark colours as well! A bit of black in any of those colours and you could get really nice dark red for roses, midnight blue or dark foliage green. ^^
From mini heart attack to happy dance I experience everything in this process. Thank you so much for this life-changing hack. you save my tons of food color :) . For the first batch I keep melted buttercream for a longer time in the fridge because of that it took me half an hour to whipped to desire consistency. I keep faith in you and keep doing it and finally, there is my bright purple color SMBC. I was actually doing a happy dance ;) all thanks to you >
Awww lovely I'm so glad to hear it worked out! Mini heart attack can definitely occur when making this haha but like you said if you trust in the process it will come together :D
Fantastic tip! I knew the color develops as it "rests", but I wasn't aware of this trick. I'm glad the CZcams algorithm actually suggested your video!
Same. Kinda excited to see how this will change how I decorate. Speedier bright colours is going to be so useful.
You microwave the buttercream for 15 seconds, chill, and re-whip it?! Who the heck thought, “I’m gonna take this perfectly good icing and heat it up, it will totally make the color change!” LOL
Someone who probably dyed their colour night before and had do defrost their buttercream in the morning! 😁
a genius. u wouldnt understand
Thanks for sharing this. I did it, and the results were excellent 👌
Will I ever need this information? Probably not. Am I going to watch it anyway because this is fascinating? Absolutely.
Not me watching this during Ramadan 😭🤚
😭😭😭
Same
The lady is an artist! I always wondered how they get those super-bright/dark colors. Thanks for this video 😀
This really is a life-changing hack, especially for intense colours like red and black 🙀 Thanks so much for the demo!
For black, you can also use coco powder to darken it first too! Or just start with chocolate buttercream and then add some black. I knew it was sone when it reached a grey color and when it “dried” it would be black
This is so cool! I never knew color darkening as it sits was even a thing, but this trick seems so simple, yet so worth all you can design with it. Thanks!
I just tried this yesterday and I can’t believe how well this worked! Lifesaver
Oh wow! I've asked on other baking/decorating sites how to achieve a brilliant red and no one mentioned this hack. Very clever idea! Going to try it. Thank you!
Omg that seems so wrong, it goes against every instinct. I can’t wait to try it out!!
honestly, I never thought anything about how bright my icing was but now that I saw this it just made me realize, thank you so much for this hack! I didn't even know that I needed it! :)
This tip is a game changer. I like learning easy, effective methods of improving my techniques. Thank you for helping bring more vibrant colors to cakes!
I was short of time and needed to frost up three cakes and girl THANK YOU SO MUCH, I'LL FOREVER REMEMBER THIS TRICK YOU SHOWED. LOTS OF LOVE ❤️❤️❤️
Aww yay I'm so glad to hear this helped! :D
i vaguely remember hearing something like this, but seeing this demonstrated was excellent! thank you!
Oh my goodness, this is amazing! I can’t wait to try this with my next cake.
These hacks are so cool - who doesn't want to save time AND money?! Thank you so much for sharing, love all your work!!
Food coloring is so challenging for me. I can’t wait to try your techniques for my Easter baking.
Thank you! For years I've always used a lot of pink coloring and then added the red and still never quite
got the color I was looking for. This is like MAGIC! Haven't tried it yet but I will. Thank you again!
I tried this for the first time tonight for a red cake. My mind is blown! Thank you so much for sharing this. It was a life saver!
i both hate and love that youtube knows that im planning on making a rainbow cake next week lol but I'll definitely be using this!! great video and ramadan kareem!
Haha such a love hate relationship right! Ramadan kareem to you too :D
she’s so cute!!! this is such a smart idea!!
You are a genius! Thank you so much for sharing. I came across this just in time to get my blues and reds to the true colors for the coming holiday.
Amazing. I always thought I would have to add the whole bottle to get those colours. Thank you!
What an amazing trick! Many thanks for taking the time to teach us this method!
I wanted to like the video multiple times. But can do it only once. Thats an awesome tip dear ❤
Awesome awesome awesome video!!! Thank you! You're the first one who actually shows all the details. You're awesome!
I would definitely try this out! Awesome teaching!
I quite like how your accent changes to North American when you say "buttercream."
Haha that's so funny I never noticed! :)
Great tip.....but I usually add the coloring when I add butter in the beginning. Then mix butter and color together and add powdered sugar and mix. When you uncover the mixer, the b/c colors are exactly the same as on bottle. 😊
I tried your method it works!! Thank you so much for this!! I was so scared to be honest but absolutely loved the results! Thanks again.
Great hack! Bonus points for getting the same pink as your apron ❤️
Haha didn't even notice that! Thanks! :)
I was thinking the same hahaha
omg i'm going to be able to make the darkest black icing now!
Haha good luck! I also have another tutorial on how to get super black buttercream using black cocoa if you wanted to check that out :)
Whoa! Thank you for this! My colors were so dull and light but I didn't want to keep adding food coloring. Literally 15 seconds and bright vibrant red orange and blue buttercream frosting, perfect for my sons ninja turtle cupcakes 😍☺️
been making cakes for 11 years and never heard of this. amazing!
how did you ever think of doing this????
thank you
Haha such a cool trick right! I didn't think of it myself - I believe it started as a tik tok trend :)
I tried this for my son's hot wheel cake and it came out great the blue and orange was exactly what i was looking for, thanks so much
Does it work with American Buttercream?
I love baking, but i never add food coloring to any of my icing, yet I really wanna try now that I've seen this hack. Awesome video!
I have been through school for baking and pastries and decorating. This is something I have absolutely NEVER heard of. This is wild and im so excited to try this with our buttercream
Hey, can i ask u smethng quickly… when making a chocholate cake to need two butter cream fr filling n fr the cover ‘red’ ?
If it’s vanilla can i mke vanilla buttercream n the divide it so i can add colour to the other one?
That's amazing. Simple, yet effective trick. Thank you for sharing
It’s not very often that a ‘hack’ on CZcams actually is a super helpful, ingenious life hack, so I was very surprised to watch this video after seeing it in my recommended feed. Thanks so much for sharing this, and I found it especially useful that you showed it on Swiss meringue buttercream, because that’s my favourite buttercream to make
I was washing my piping bags in hot water and noticed how bright the colors were compared to what the cake looked like. I figured putting it over a double boiler might work but haven't tried it yet. Thanks for this because now I have 2 methods to check out🤗
Yeah exactly! A double boiler should work too, just remember to re-whip it again so the consistency is right :)
I’ve done this a few times now, and it’s amazing! I’m looking forward to making beautiful Christmas cookies this year that aren’t bitter from so much dye! Thank you so much for sharing this trick! Love your channel. ❤️
Awesome! So glad to hear this worked for you :D and so glad to hear you're enjoying the content too :D
This is new to me and it turns out surprising. The color became brighter after heating into the microwave. Awesome.
*What a lovely and magical tutorial!*
Oh woooooooowwww 😍😍😍 I want to try doing this and set half aside like you did for the before/after, and then put them both in the piping bag 😍😍
Thats really clever actually! Getting a nice gradient effect.
That is truly amazing!! Thank you 😊
What a great tutorial. The difference in color is amazing. Thank you for sharing and keep on caking 💜
This video is really neat! I may not know much at all about making cakes, but I'll definitely have an ace up my sleeve!
Woah! When you showed us the red after it had been in the microwave it really was like magic!
Will this work for American Buttercream?
Another hack/tip: adding a bit of liquid lecithin helps the color of frosting be SO MUCH MORE vivid! You can find that ingredient in health food stores, or online (make sure you get the liquid, not powder, version. And the 'liquid' is actually a super thick syrup)
Ohh wow thanks for this suggestion! Might try it out with whipped cream! :D
That makes sense since the Lecithin is an emulsifier and it probably helps the color to emulsify with the fat in the butter
Would this also improve color in white chocolate?
@@senyk1 I haven't personally tried lecithin with white chocolate, but the principle is the same, so I think so!
Just remember that you need to use oil- or powder-based coloring (typically advertised as candy or chocolate coloring), not the typical water-based gel dyes.
Or buy the pre-made confectionery coatings, often called wafers, that are already colored (especially for black and red, which, while easier to make with the addition of lecithin, still require A LOT of coloring; if you want pure white, either get white wafers or buy white candy coloring, since real white chocolate has a natural yellow tint to it). Michael's and most cake-decorating shops have these wafers, as well as a ton of online stores.
Hope that's helpful, and sorry I didn't respond to your comment sooner! If you post another question in the next few days, I'll try to answer faster.
Good luck!
@ynnaz06131986 this was incredibly helpful, thank you for sharing! I'll post updates after I test out coloring on chocolate! For one dish I want to make I need as white as possible for contrast. I'll let you know how it goes :)
Nice, I had no idea you could do that. I have struggled to get bright red buttercreams before. Thank you so much!!!!
She is such sweet and bright positive cheerful personality. Loving and confident
Thanks so much :D
Hey, I did exactly what you did and the color got more intense. Thank you
Will this work with whipped cream and normal butter cream( icing sugar and butter) ??
thank you for this!
What a great idea. Something so simple yet so high-ended looking. Thank you for sharing and keep on caking
The best video ever! Literally this video save my life today, because for the first time I made dark blue buttercream and it was really quickly
Wow! I nvr think of that. Well, I do realise whenever melted bc in the piping bag bcos of our warm palms, the colors get darker. But this is good for big batch, if really small batch then I'll just make it a lighter tone. But, really thanks for sharing this tips 👍🏻
Hi Sunarti! Yes that's so true about the warm palms, didn't think of that until you mentioned it :). Glad you enjoyed the tips!
I have learned magic!
Thank you, MK! This is an invaluable tip!
Awesome magic!!! Thank you I never knew this trick. I'm so grateful to you for this episode. Truly appreciated 🙏
I like the pastel colors too, but it's neat to know you can get bright colors and how to do that!
I like that you could still use this trick to save on coloring even for the pastel colors!
@1:53 I love how the frosting matches her apron perfectly lol
Man, I wish I had known this trick ages ago! THANK YOU!
You’re a freaking genius! Trying this today.
How about melting the butter, coloring it, letting it cool and then making the buttercream?
That would do the same as if you do it as usual. Microwaving all the buttercream at once with the color in it will develop a lot more.
Interesting idea! I have a feeling that you would probably get a darker colour than if you just did it the usual way, though as @PascalePothier has mentioned, I'm not sure if it would be as dark as if you microwaved the whole batch. Worth a try though! Would love to hear how you go if you try it out :)
Sound like a good idea if you’re making a lot but don’t have a big microwave :)
butter tastes different melted though so be wary
I'm not sure if it's worth the extra effort when you'll probably end up needing to fix the color in the end anyways..
Beautiful! What’s the brand name of the coloring if you don’t mind me asking
Thanks so much! I mainly use Chefmaster gel colours :)
That’s so crazy! I just heard about this method and the immersion blender hack! I’ve been missing out! Amazing!
Thank you 😊 it is exactly what I need for my nephew graduation cupcakes and cake icing cake.
Salaams, another great tip although I will have to try it out on a small patch just in case I do something wrong 😳 Jzk khair once again and well done for always keeping your apron clean 😄👍🏽💖
Wassalaam :) Glad to hear you enjoyed the tip! Haha yes when I first came across this trick I thought the exact same thing and tried it on a small batch first xD. Good luck with yours if you try it out! :D
@@CakesbyMK yes will do so! Mashallah keep up the great work xx
Dang girl this is genius!! I NEVER would have thought to microwave my food colored frosting to make vibrant colors!! You my friend are one smart cookie (That happens to be frosted with vibrant colored microwaved frosting..) LOL 🤣 This is definitely one for the books and thank you for this amazingly wonderful hack!!!!
I do however have one question that I don't think was mentioned in the tutorial and that is.... Does this work with any frosting including store-bought frosting or just homemade frosting??
This is a wonderful hack. And I could listen to you talk all day. You're voice makes me smile. Thank you for this video.
Aww thanks so much Tricia! That made my day :)
Thanks for the tip! Will be sure to try later this weekend! 😊
I knew this hack but never tried it. I only believe it when I see you do it. Thanks MK!!
Haha thank you for the confidence Sheridan! :D
This is one of my favourite baking hacks! I'd be so lost without this method
That’s awesome. Does this work for other methods of buttercream not just the Swiss method?
Fabulous, I tried it and am soooo happy it works just great so thankyou!
This is absolutely wild, thank you!
That is a brilliant technique, I’ve been watching baking content on CZcams for over a decade and never saw this trick. Just one think came to my mind: to me it looks a bit denser than the starter version, perhaps some air is lost in the process. Do you think you can heat up the food coloring with the meringue in the process of making Swiss merengue and get the same result? Perhaps it would buy time too!
Hi Lais! :). That is a great suggestion and could perhaps work well! And you are right, the Swiss meringue buttercream was slightly denser I feel, but only slightly and it tasted exactly the same :). My only reservation about adding the gel colour into the egg white mixture, is that the reason why Swiss meringue buttercream is so difficult to colour is because of all the fat it in (predominantly from the butter). So when you melt the mixture it helps to break down some of the fat and allow the colour to absorb through the mixture better. So I wonder if the colour will end being dull after adding all that butter in. Nonetheless, if you try it out would love to hear how you go :D
You can take out small amount from that main batch, microwave that and stir it back in!! might have to do it a couple times to get to the bright colour.
@@CakesbyMK could you add colour to the butter, microwave it, put it in the fridge and then use it?
That looks really interesting and I'm going to try it! My only concern is that you might lose a bit of the light fluffiness of swiss meringue buttercream..? There's one way to find out..! LOL
I just thought the same thing, and I was thinking that maybe you if you heat up the food coloring along with the egg whites and sugar when making the Swiss merengue it might solve the problem! If you try that come back here please and let me know :)
Hi there! :) Yes you're right - I did find the feel of the Swiss meringue maybe wasn't as light, although this was very subtle and the taste was exactly the same :). And Lais - that is a great suggestion and could perhaps work well! My only reservation is that the reason why Swiss meringue buttercream is so difficult to colour is because of all the fat it in (predominantly from the butter). So when you melt the mixture it helps to break down some of the fat and allow the colour to absorb through the mixture better. So I wonder if the colour will end being dull after adding all that butter in. Nonetheless, if you try it out would love to hear how you go :D
This is amazing! Thanks for sharing. Will try for my daughter's birthday. 😍
Thank you so much for the hack! Will be trying this!
Is it applicable for other type of buttercream
Sure is! :)
Omg that blue is my favorite 💙! Aren't you afraid you're going to end up with nicely colored butter?
Haha good question! To be honest I had my doubts when I first came across this hack, especially with a SMBC, but it ended up working great! I think the main thing is to make sure it's whipped back up properly after it's melted and cooled :)
This is a game changer! Thanks so much for sharing, I can't wait to try it! 😁
You are so adorable! Love your enthusiasm in the video. I learned so much!!!
Witchcraft!!! 🤣❤️🔥 Great hack! Also, I feel like the after held its shape better then the before. So interesting!!!!
Oh nice. If I'm making Blue or Red buttercream, I usually start off by adding Some Purple dye first to cancel out that subtle Yellow from the butter, add a few drops of Black, then add the red or blue and it works out wonderfully for me but now I don't gotta do all that work lol
I love adding a little black to my frosting too to get deep colours like maroon! But yeah this trick definitely helps with the process :)
Amazing transformation!
This is one great video. Thanks & good job Maryam.
I will try it with Red in the next couple of days.
Please do a hack for bright colors with whipped cream .. its too tough to get bright colors in whipped cream
Hi there! I've never tried this before but will keep it in mind for future videos :)
Hi. ..I did it especially with red color. ....just make your batch of cream a night before. .and cling wrap it ....the colour gets darker. ...by the next day
I wish you could remake this video and have a camera videoing inside the microwave. maybe we could see the color change happening? Thanks for all you do to entertain us.
That would be interesting! Something to keep in mind for future videos :). And you're most welcome - thank you for watching my videos! :)
That's an amazing hack! Thank you so much. ♥
Amazing results. Will be trying this next time.