I want to make a cake that looks like a tombstone, how can I make the white frosting gray? Please help?

Question

My friend is having a "RIP Summer" back-to-school party. Like with black and gray balloons and stuff. It's gonna be cool. Anyway, I'm in charge of the cake and I want to make a tombstone/gravestone/what ever you want to call it that says "RIP Summer." What would I use to make the white frosting gray?

I didn't knwo they made black food coloring....that was a waste of 5 points...oops :)

Answer 1

If you only have the standard liquid food coloring, use a combination of blue food coloring with a little red and a touch of yellow. Experiment with a small amount of frosting until you get the right amount of each. The color would be mostly blue with just a touch of the other two.

The professional type paste colorings are available in black from craft and restaurant supply houses. You would then use just a little bit of black.

Answer 2

Black and white make gray!!! Go to a cake or party store or something and get the Wilton brand food colorong ! GEt black witha toothpick dab a litlle of the coloring in the icing and mix it. If it isnt dark enough, then me sure to use a clean toothpick each time you add more food coloring that way the icing wont get into the food coloring jar!! Hope It helped!!

Answer 3

yes they make black food coloring you will probably go into the cake decorating section in walmart usually in the art and craft department. Get the black and add a touch of black to your white until you get the gray you want. ADD a little at a time.

Answer 4

Food coloring.

Mix up all the colors in a little cup until you get black, and then add the food coloring, carefully, to the butter cream frosting until you get the shade of gray you want.

Answer 5

Use a very small amount of black food coloring. You should be able to get it where cake decorating supplies are sold. Or a bakery should have it. I think I've seen it at walmart even.

Answer 6

Try shopping at a craft store that sells cake decorating items (such as Michael's and Jo-Ann Fabrics) and look for Wilton icing colors

Answer 7

There are a lot of "special purpose food colorings available. There is a Harry Potter set, a Scooby Doo set, and a Halloween set. They include a black color that you can use to make that grey coloring. Look in a craft store.

Answer 8

You can purchase food colouring pastes at a kitchen supplies or baking supplies retailer. Check out wiltons online and they may have a list of stores in your area that sell it.

Answer 9

food coloring.... buy a box of food coloring and it should have how to mix the colors to what you want on the back of the box.

Answer 10

u can and gray food dye.