Comments on: Black Buttercream Recipe with Minimal Food Coloring

By: Whitney

Whitney — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 03:26:56 +0000

In reply to Dee. Yay, Dee! That makes me so so happy to hear!!

By: Dee

Dee — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 16:39:52 +0000

You just saved my life. Wednesday Addams birthday cake – check. I tried another recipe with 987 steps and I now have a blender full of black soup. Your recipe is perfect and like a previous commenter said – it came out of the mixing bowl JET BLACK. Thank you so much.

By: Whitney

Whitney — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 21:00:34 +0000

In reply to Nishat. So happy you loved this recipe, Nishat! It's pretty magical to watch that color develop :)

By: Nishat

Nishat — Sat, 14 Oct 2023 21:54:38 +0000

So I was on the search for a black buttercream that was not only jet black but also one that tasted good. It was then that I came upon your recipe and boy, did it deliver! My worry about the colour not deveoping over time were needless. I used this recipe to decorate a Stranger Things birthday cake and it was just perfect so thank you so much for sharing.

By: Beckie

Beckie — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 20:03:15 +0000

In reply to Whitney. Thank you so much for your help. Think I'm going to go with chocolate sponge as my son loves chocolate cake! x

By: Whitney

Whitney — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 05:40:21 +0000

In reply to Kaitlyn Brown. Hi Kaitlyn! For this recipe I just add everything in at once if I'm just making one batch. If I'm making multiple batches I'll add the dry ingredients a few cups at a time, then add the wet ingredients and salt. The whisk attachment should work but it might incorporate more air into your frosting. Be sure to keep the mixer on low to minimize the air added (so you don't end up with too many air bubbles in your frosting). Hope that helps!

By: Whitney

Whitney — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 05:35:05 +0000

In reply to Beckie.

Hi Beckie! This buttercream is great with either of those flavors. And the filling options are truly endless whether you go with chocolate or vanilla cake! You could do vanilla buttercream as filling and color it some fun, bold colors or use any of these buttercream recipes as filling: https://sugarandsparrow.com/category/recipes/frosting/

By: Whitney

Whitney — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 05:31:26 +0000

In reply to Brenda. Hi Brenda! This black buttercream will not bleed onto the cream cheese frosting in the refrigerator overnight. Good luck with all your cakes!

By: Kaitlyn Brown

Kaitlyn Brown — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 13:15:02 +0000

Hello! I am getting ready to make this next weekend and I’m excited to try this recipe! I was just curious do you slowly add in the powdered sugar and coco etc or do you add it all at once? Also I don’t have a paddle attachment for my mixer just whisk. Will that make a difference?

By: Beckie

Beckie — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 10:07:50 +0000

Hi
I have been searching for a way to make black buttercream so I can make my little boy a space cake! This looks perfect, will be trying over the next few weeks. I do have a question though; what sort of sponge would go with this? I can’t decide if plain vanilla or a chocolate sponge would be best. Also, depending on this, which filling between the layers? If you have any thoughts on this I would be most grateful!
So glad I found this page.