Can You Color Whipped Cream For Cake Decorating

ChefDebby Posted 22 Jun 2010 , 9:32pm

Hello!

I have been asked to do a cake with whipped cream (not my favorite) and was wondering if anyone has tried successfully to color it? I don't use real heavy whipping cream as I tend to over-whip it.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

Many thanks in advance.

13 replies

ChefDebby Posted 23 Jun 2010 , 6:11am

Polarcakes Posted 23 Jun 2010 , 5:00pm

Make your normal batch of whipped cream and take a small amount away to color? See how it reacts to color being added?

ChefDebby Posted 23 Jun 2010 , 5:22pm

That's a great idea. Thanks!

Mamatoboys Posted 23 Jun 2010 , 5:31pm

I just colored cool whip icing last week for a friend. I used the recipe that adds powdered sugar, milk and instant pudding to cool whip. I colored it using my wilton colors. The person wanted dark blue, so I had to add A LOT of color. The only problem was I'm pretty sure that after they ate the cake, their mouths were most likely blue My son was eating the leftover frosting and his toungue was blue after only 2 bites!!

ChefDebby Posted 23 Jun 2010 , 6:01pm

Yikes, blue whipped cream?

I'll just have to try it and hope it comes out ok, if not, plan for plain white and decorate accordingly.

Polarcakes Posted 1 Jul 2010 , 9:45pm

Just wondering how it turned out for you.

ChefDebby Posted 2 Jul 2010 , 12:21am

Thanks for the reminder. It turned out very well. I colored the heavy cream before I whipped it and poof! Yellow whipped cream! Let me try and attach a picture.

ElmwoodHero Posted 2 Jul 2010 , 1:25am

I just color it like I do buttercream, but fold the coloring gel in

ChefDebby Posted 2 Jul 2010 , 3:05am

I thought about doing that, but was afraid of over whipping my whip cream...I have a tendency to do that.

Polarcakes Posted 5 Jul 2010 , 6:00pm

Your cake turned out great! How was the Elmo done?

ChefDebby Posted 5 Jul 2010 , 6:30pm

Thank you....it's a chocolate transfer.

EJL2013 Posted 1 May 2013 , 7:31pm

This is awesome! so did you use a non-dairy whipping cream for this cake? I tend to overwhip my real heavy cream too. I need to try adding the colors before whipping it up too. i tried adding color after and then it would overwhip

Cake Lady 242 Posted 21 Jun 2014 , 11:42pm

AI added liquid food coloring into the liquid whipped cream then whipped it. The color came out nicely and didn't affect texture

Can You Color Whipped Cream For Cake Decorating

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