Cakes are yummy treats that many people reserve for celebrations, but cake batter is typically anything but exciting. They can be colorful, though. Instead of opting for a cherry-flavored batter to have a pink cake or a "confetti" batter to have specks of color, for example, try changing the color of your cake batter. With simple food coloring, you can transform ordinary cake batter to any color of your choice, or dye different portions to render a rainbow cake. Add this to my Recipe Box.
Mix your cake batter according to the directions on the box or in your cookbook.
Add one teaspoon gel food coloring at a time until you get the color you want. Gel coloring is much bolder than liquid coloring, so not a lot is needed to change the batter to a bright color. Blend into the batter with a spoon until well incorporated.
Scrape the batter into your cake pans with a spatula.
Bake as directed.
Tips
- For best results, only use light-colored cake batters. Because gel food coloring is concentrated, basic color mixing rules (i.e. yellow + blue = green) do not apply. For example, do not add blue gel food coloring to a yellow cake mix to turn the batter green. Instead, simply add green gel food color to yellow batter to render a green-colored cake.
- Another reason to use gel food coloring: Liquid food coloring has a great deal of water in it, so not only will you need a lot of it to color your cake, but the excess water can ruin the consistency of the batter.
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