This is a super helpful technique, I also always find hot pink to be bitter when using too much. Glad to have an option that doesn’t require cocoa powder for achieving black, can’t wait to give this a try! Thank you ❤

Tried and followed exactly, turned great. Thank you for sharing. I love the tutorial .

Btw I forgot to mention that you are so the best for a tutorial as you give us every single method from start to finish and that's amazing because no one else can be bothered to!!! And I'm so happy I found you and I'll never bother to follow or go by anyone's guide again just yours 👍👍👍🙏🙏😘😘😘😘😘

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, that really is so kind xxxx

I love how dark this is! Will definitely give it a go! Thankyou

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

No problem at all xxx

Thanks for helping me with this tutorial because i was struggling to get this black colour

Thank you so much. I'm going to try this for my sons birthday cake. I'm so glad I found your channel

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Thats lovely, thank you xx

Love all your tutorials, they’re so informative. Thank you xx

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much xx

@AwesomeCakeDesigner

3 жыл бұрын

@@jinnyscakes ❤️

I am so glad I found you. YOU ROCK!!! Thank You for sharing your knowledge

Thank you so much for the tips! Will definitely try for black and red. Sending love from the Caribbean 😊

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Hello to you xx

@Jodha1

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Alyssa. Did you try it and if so, did it work?

Wow! Thank you for this. Great tips.

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

No problem at all xx

I found you on FB too. Great tutorial, thank you!!

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, thank you so much 💕

Thanks for this very helpful tutorial!

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

No problem at all xx

Hi again, as usual, thankyou so much for your videso! I watch and rewatch so many times! haha. Right, question plz, I make my choc buttercream with butter and chocolate. Would i use the colour with the melted choc or would i still need to melt the butter dya think? Any advice would be much appreciated! Thankyou so much in advance! xoxo

Fabulous Video. I will definitely use this method as I have a two tiered cake coming up. I wanted to ask have you used this method when making chocolate buttercream? My customer asked for a chocolate flavored buttercream but wants the color to be black. Thanks for any help.

Thank you for this! As a grown up goth kid I love black but felt I couldn't use it in baking

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Aww brilliant im so pleased I was able to help xxx

Thanks for sharing👍. Will defo be trying this 😃

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant thank you 😊

Thanks, that was fantastic!

I'm blown away! Thanks for the tip From Chelsea's FB group

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you so much, its a brilliant group I love it. 😍😍😍

Hi, thanks for this. Would you use the same concept for other colours as well?

Thank you! Very helpful ❤

Thank you so much!

Love it going to try this for an among us Birthday cake for my 8 year old. Much more accessible than using black cocoa! Thank you

Came from Facebook group and I’ve never seen a more helpful video!! Hoping this will work for my navy buttercream next week 🤞🏼

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

That is so kind, thank you so much and it will work xx

Can u use this method to get good colours in general like green/blue/yellow or is this just for a black buttericing

Genius thank you so much x

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

No problem at all ❤️❤️❤️

This seems like a very good method instead of microwaving my buttercream once I’ve already colored it. I am curious to know if this same method would work with half butter/half shortening? I live in a very humid state and using half and half instead of all butter helps keeps the shape of my buttercream.

@jinnyscakes

2 жыл бұрын

You can but it wont taste as good!! Make sure you melt all the butter/shortening xx

I did it worked but with a lot more of black color and i used the same color like in video.

Thank you so much✨ new subscriber from the FB group 👋

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much xx

Hi there! Thanks for this tutorial, I will be trying this this week! Can I use this method also with cream cheese frosting ? Thank you! :)

@jinnyscakes

2 жыл бұрын

Yes once the butter is coloured it can be used as usual x

followed your instructions exactly and my buttercream stayed gray.....what do I do?

Do you think these measurements will be enough to cover a 3 layer cake

THANK YOU I DEFINATELY TRY THIS , NEW SUBCRIBER. STAY BLESSED

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, thank you so much. Any questions just ask xx

Great tutorial! I LOVE your accent!

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣thank you, I think I sound awful 🤣🤣

@lindaherbert8483

3 жыл бұрын

@@jinnyscakes LOL!!! You don't!

thank you need this for a few weeks time

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Oh brilliant, so happy to help 😀

Wow fantastic video. Definitely will be trying this. Just subscribed to you channel. Can from Facebook

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Aww brilliant, thank you so much xx

Here from the fb group ❤ very nice video 👏

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 💞 😊

Thank you 😊

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

No problem at all 💞

Ok so I'm following all your steps, I've chopped up my unsalted block butter and I've put in my sugar flair extra black food colour, popped it in micro, it was like the micro was burning the black food colour instantly, anyway its all melted now but mine is not black, the liquid is grey, still going to follow steps until completion but first step seems to have gone wrong

Would other hard to achieve colors like red, maybe royal blue?

Can I use a hand held mixer? I am an amateur and don't have the machine ☺️

My buttercream looks grainy but it's not as thick as yours even after about 4hrs in fridge I've put it in the fridge for the night hopefully tomorrow it will be black ...

Fab tutorial! So would you say you used 3/4 tsp of colouring in all?

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks you x no I only added that little more as it was stuck in the spoon and I was too lazy to get another spoon to get it out lol. I hope this helps 😍😍

Thank-you Very much for your lovely tutorials 💕 Can I ask if you can do this with every frosting please as I don't like ABC? xx

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for reaching out! I have a recipe for Black Swiss Meringue Buttercream on my channel🥰

@debsalex

3 жыл бұрын

@@jinnyscakes Thank-you so much 🥰

Will this reduce the “stained mouth” amount when eating?

Can I do this with shortening?

Where have you been all my life! 🥰

I love this; please can we use hot milk or heavy cream instead of hot water?

@jinnyscakes

2 жыл бұрын

you can use it but it will change the recipe up and the lifespan

Would this work with Flora Plant Butter?

Hi! I love the video, I’ve tried it but mine seems to be going a little bit soupy/split. Could you give any tips to help me avoid it? Thank you

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

1. Did you stir the butter after microwaving it to mix in the split butter. The temperature of the butter makes the butter change structure and will split. You need to manually mix this back in together. 2. Was your butter back to a semi solid state before you whipped it and added the icing sugar. 3. Did you use proper butter, margarine will not work with buttercream. Do any of these help you xx

@asiamorton2182

3 жыл бұрын

@@jinnyscakes yeah these steps were fine on my side it was going really well until I was close to the end 😭 I think maybe I over beat it and maybe it’s just air bubbles that I need to sort out x

I love all your methods! I follow you on IG too, love you guys! ❤

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thanks for the tip! just what I needed... Question: can I use this technique with a navy blue color?? TIA

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Yes definitely xx

@amaersk

3 жыл бұрын

@@jinnyscakes super! thank you so much

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

@@amaersk no problem xx

Would this work with cream cheese?

At the moment I only have a hand mixer so can only work with condensed milk frosting(Russian buttercream). How would your method be done for this type of buttercream? Thank you in advance ❤

@jinnyscakes

2 жыл бұрын

The same process will work for this.

If I made a week in advance, Would I complete all stages then put in freezer and only need to put in microwave again once out freezer and defrosted in fridge? Thanks

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

You could do this but you would need to let it come back up to temperature and I would manually stir it back up. If you want to use the mixer the air will lighten it again, so do this the day before so that the colour has time to return again. If this makes sense. This is what I would do, but I haven't put this in the freezer so I couldn't guarantee xxxx

This is great...could you trade boiling water for hot milk?

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

I haven't tried this, the structure of the butter has changed due to melting so I'm not sure how it will react with the milk. Sorry x

Brilliant, can you do the same for the red extra too? xx

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Yes definitely xxx

@debgreenhough877

3 жыл бұрын

Thankyou so much. Xxx

Came from the FB group 😍

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 💞

@ruthanndivers1286

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t use butter in my icing, will this work to add to high ratio shortening?

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

@@ruthanndivers1286 I’m not sure but I would imagine, it’s the heating of the paste that is what is needed. It all depends how shortening fairs in the microwave being heated and how it comes back to form. But theoretically it should x

Hi could this method be used for any other brand of black gel color?

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I am yet to find an alternative but I will keep trying. I have heard americolor works but I’m waiting to get some xx

Do you use salted or unsalted butter? love your youtube videos. Great instructions always.

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

I usually use unsalted, but if its for someone that doesn't want it too sweet I do half and half. I find full salted leaves a salty taste. Thank you xx

@craft1ng_cl0ckw0rk

Жыл бұрын

old comment ik but my 50c is that it's always best to use unsalted butter and then add in salt yourself. u should always use salt in anything sweet so it's not sickly, and this way you can control the amount of salt in it to your own taste

Hi, new subscriber from Facebook ❤️

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you 💕

Can i freeze any buttercream, I didn't know you could. Thanks for not doing sped up tuturiols we learn a lot faster

@jinnyscakes

2 жыл бұрын

Yes you can freeze for upto 3 months. Xxxxx

@jules1990

2 жыл бұрын

@@jinnyscakes thank you for replying that's great to know..

Can you leave the melted butter and colouring to develope overnight before mixing up your buttercream. Thanks xx

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

When you have melted the butter with the colour, the heat has made it develop it can’t get darker. You can leave it overnight but once icing sugar has been added the air will force the colour to drop and you will then have to wait for it to return xx

@FunnyVideos-jtm

2 жыл бұрын

Great question! I'll definitely try that.

Can I use sugar flair midnight black as well for this trick

@drizzledesserts

3 жыл бұрын

Would love to know also

Will this make your teeth, lips,etc black

I did your recipe my butter was separate from the color and was liquid under the butter after thake the butter out ofy refrigerator and before to mix with the sigar I don't know what happened if this change the final result I use gel color

@jinnyscakes

2 жыл бұрын

That's due to the fact you didn't keep stirring the melted butter to combine it after melting. You can remelt and do it again keep stirring x

Mine is quite navy blue - any ideas on what happened or how to fix next time?

@jinnyscakes

2 жыл бұрын

Food it smoke to begin with for the first 15 secs…. It should develop x

Hi Jinny. My buttercream split when I started adding the hot water. I was left with a black but very separated, grainy buttercream. How do I fix this?

@jinnyscakes

2 жыл бұрын

What colouring were you using x

Sounds silly but would this work over a double boiler? I don’t have a microwave x

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

I don't see why not. Its just generating the heat, it will be fine xx

@natalieflynn7383

3 жыл бұрын

@@jinnyscakes thank you xx

Does this method work with other dark colours like red/purple?

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Yes absolutely 💯

Will this method work on other challenging colors like red?

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I also have a tutorial for the red on my channel xx

Can you yes americolour or chefmaster black for this?

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

I have not tried these brands I am afraid xx

I have set my butter in the freezer and it’s separated completely and has a black liquid at the bottom and seems like a lot of it any suggestions!?

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

This is normal, if you didn’t stir it to stop it separating. Take the hard top off reheat it and then stir it back into the black it will be fine x

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Any other probs just ask x

What size are your kitchen aids, your bowls look very large. And love the tutorial

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.. its the artisan mixer xx

How long would this keep in the fridge please Jinny ? Xx

@jinnyscakes

2 жыл бұрын

Up to 5 days in the fridge. 3 months in the freezer.

Thank you so much for this tutorial. I've watched it over a few times. Last night I tried it, this morning my buttercream is still just a icky grey colour 😩 any ideas where I've gone wrong?

@mariametali6738

2 жыл бұрын

I have the same situation😟. My customer waiting for black cake ... and I dont know what to do now 😨

@kiarabyrne3015

9 ай бұрын

Did you get any help after this comment? I've made it and my icing is still just dark grey🥺 any solution?

Will this work for all colours ? This is amazing btw 😍

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it will. Thank you so much xx

Hi great video ! Do you have a recipe for a Black mirror glaze please ?

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

I’m playing at the moment xx

@karatefella

3 жыл бұрын

@@jinnyscakes I have seen a video of a cake I want to make on KZread. It uses a Black Mirror Glaze which looks like thick tar !

Can I make this in advance and leave it in the fridge? If so, how do I get to be soft and pipe-able if it’s hardened in the fridge? Thanks!

@jinnyscakes

6 ай бұрын

Yes you can. Just take it out an hour before it’s needed x

@Tash-kd7uo

6 ай бұрын

@@jinnyscakes Thank you x

@Tash-kd7uo

6 ай бұрын

Mine is a bit runny, I’ve left it on the side for the colour to deepen. Any ideas why it’s not as stiff as yours?

Mine looks like the black is separated from the yellow butter... how do I get it to not separate? Xx

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Stir it in, you may need to warm it slightly. Stiring it frequently as it seperates, in the future will prevent this happening. The mixer will also combine it. I hope this helps x

@TeriKayte2011

3 жыл бұрын

@@jinnyscakes yeah, I just kept stirring just thought I must have done something wrong. Thank you! Xx

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Not at all xxx

does this method stain your teeth/mouth black?

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Now isn't that always the ultimate question. Unfortunately using black this will always happen, I wish I did have a solution for it but I don't 🤨 I have used the smallest amount that I can so it won't be as harsh. It always reminds me of those sweets I used to have as a child that would coat my tongue 🤣🤣😍😍

can you do this if you’re making smbc?

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

I haven't tried with Swiss meringue yet. I will be looking into this one soon xx

@theseasonalbounty6203

3 жыл бұрын

Yes you can! I actually pop my bowl of SMBC right in the microwave for 30 seconds to develop the color, then put it back in mixing bowl and paddle it until its cool. The SMBC comes right back to a beautiful satin texture for you.

How many grams of icing sugar please? Thank you

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

500g xx

Hi, mines still quite grey after a couple of hours? Shall I just leave it still or has something not worked? Thank u

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Did you use sugarflair black extra x

@Bella_queen_slay

3 жыл бұрын

@@jinnyscakes yes I did hoping it deepens

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Do you want to go onto my face book jjsbakerhouse or Instagram and message me a pic xx

@Bella_queen_slay

3 жыл бұрын

@@jinnyscakes that's so kind but I've just looked again and it's changing! So relieved thank goodness I've left enough time. Thank you

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, I does take about 4 hours x

Will this stain your teeth?

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

Yes anything with black Colouring will cause this effect xx

Does eating this stain your tongue?

@jinnyscakes

2 жыл бұрын

Anything with dark Colouring will do this unfortunately like slush puppies etc xxxx

I love you so much Rachel, but you have to stop swollowing so much during your video's 😔☺️😩 I truly apologise if its a nervous thing 😫😘😘😘😘😘😘😘 love you ❤️❤️ xxxxxx

@jinnyscakes

3 жыл бұрын

It maybe 🤣🤣 oopppss xx

@sorinmountan5633

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't notice, you're doing nothing wrong, keep being awesome!!

@jacquelinedupre3256

3 жыл бұрын

Please ignore that very childish comment... I’d love to see her make a video so we can make obnoxious comments about her. I always find that “kids” that make these sorts of comments are very much lacking in self esteem. Thanks for making this tutorial !! Carry on being awesome!!

@sharonbrown8374

3 жыл бұрын

@@jinnyscakes I did apologise ma love, I was just saying, and was more or less asking if it was a nervous thing hun that's all 🙏 I didn't want to offend you it's just me being honest 🤦‍♀️ lol obvs gets me in trouble sometimes :( it doesn't stop me watching your brilliant tutorials though 👍👌 I have every ingredient now for most of your video's so as soon as I'm well enough I'm going to do as much as I can :D do you have a fb page sweet? :) keep up the good work and stay safe 🙏🙏❤️ xxx

@sharonbrown8374

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacquelinedupre3256 oh dear :/

I don't understand the connection between a black iced cake and a vintage theme. A cake with black icing would have never been made during any “vintage” period. Especially throughout the 1900s.

@jinnyscakes

5 ай бұрын

I see your thinking x