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Fourth of July Recipes, Candy and Cake Decorating
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Get ready: cupcakes or flag cake color the icing - decorate the cupcakes - decorating the cake |
4th of July Celebration Flag Cakes
Let's get started: Preparing your colored icing
| To insure a deep red and blue color your icing should be made 24 hours before using. If you prefer to use your own buttercream recipe do not add any eggs, or meringue powder. Any emulsifying agents will not allow the deep color to develop properly. More about frostings! |
 White Buttercream recipe:
2/3 cup water |
| Mix 4 cups of sugar with water, one cup at a time, beating after each addition at low speed. Alternately add shortening and remainder of sugar. Add salt and flavorings; beat at low speed until smooth. It is best to use a heavy duty mixer. To avoid powder sugar from going all over cover your bowl with a towel while mixing. |
 Distribute buttercream into 4 bowls as follows:1 cup - yellow 1 cup - royal blue 3 cups - white 3 cups - red |
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Add the color indicated above to the bowl with the proper measurement. Using your small spatula, mix up the colors until all the white disappears and looks smooth and even. Cover and let sit overnight for color development on red and blue. Note: |
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Using the small icing spatula, spoon about 1 cup of colored buttercream into your pastry bags. |
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Using parchment bags for colored buttercream is recommended, so you can throw them away after use. Otherwise your good bags could be stained from the food coloring. |
 Fold in the corners and roll bag so icing moves toward the tip like
toothpaste.
Now you're ready to begin piping. When you are not using your pastry bag, place them under a wet paper towel, so the tip doesn't dry out. More information on how to pipe icing using a paper cone. |
Fill the pastry bag....Next: icing the cupcakes or decorating the cake!
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