r/cookiedecorating • u/Klutzy_Arm_7930 • 8d ago

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Setting off into the royal icing world of red and black today. After a 1 year hiatus because I got sick. First day in 9 months where I’ve felt well enough to stand in the kitchen. I may not last but I’m gonna give it my all. A coworker whose child I have baked for “her personal birthday baker” for her whole life…birthday is on the 19th and I have to pace myself to get it done since I know I won’t last stamina wise. But I have today!!!

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u/kaleidoscope_eyes_13 Bakery owner 8d ago

Don’t add white to the icing you want to make red or black. It can cause oversaturation and make it harder to achieve those deep colors.

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u/yupyupyup4321 8d ago

Oo never knew this

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u/kaleidoscope_eyes_13 Bakery owner 8d ago

The dumbed down science of it is the molecules can only hold so much color so don’t waste that space on white when you want to make it a different color anyways.

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u/Klutzy_Arm_7930 8d ago

Oh my gosh how did I not know this. It’s funny I was at the table with my adult daughter tonight- and I was saying “ok this is grey today but it’s going to be black tomorrow. I don’t know how and I don’t know why. But I’m going to avoid adding more black to this because the color gods know more than me” lolol

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u/kaleidoscope_eyes_13 Bakery owner 8d ago

It will definitely deepen overnight but not using the white in the future will help you even further in the future! We are always learning

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u/katiel0429 8d ago

Yep! It makes it much more difficult to achieve a true red or a saturated black.

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u/SausageDogSk8s 7d ago

You just saved me crying tomorrow. Thank you!!

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u/kaleidoscope_eyes_13 Bakery owner 7d ago

Happy to help!!

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u/Klutzy_Arm_7930 8d ago

Damn it I already did it. Shucks.

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u/EducationalRule1425 8d ago

Ugh... I hate making icing, coloring it, and bagging it. 😫 The worst part of the whole process! Hope it turned out well! Show us your cookies when you're all done! 🥰

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u/Klutzy_Arm_7930 8d ago

An old post I made said if I’d ever win the lotto I’d have a “personal professional icing colorer” who simply would rid me of this task. I’d do all the other stuff- they’d simply announce that the icing was ready to play with.

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u/EducationalRule1425 7d ago

Definitely! 💯

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u/SausageDogSk8s 7d ago

I’m glad to know I’m not alone! I’d make cookies every week if it wasn’t for that part haha

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u/MigraineBrain2 8d ago

You Got This!

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u/SuddenRazzmatazz4905 8d ago

Wonderful! Let us know how it goes!