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Updated: Sep 24, 2019 · Published: Oct 29, 2015 by Sugar Geek Show · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

Edible Oil Paints

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Skill level: Newb
Learn how to make beautiful edible oil paints.

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Edible oil paint recipe for cake decorating tutorial

Edible Oil Paint Recipe

A great recipe to create your own edible oil paints which work just like real oils, but are completely edible and usable on cake designs.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1 teaspoon
Calories: 43kcal
Author: Elizabeth Marek

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon vegetable shortening start with 1 teaspoon and add more as you need
  • 1 bottle of powdered food coloring start with a little bit, add more to make color deeper
  • 1 piece of parchment paper

Instructions

  • Place the vegetable shortening on a piece of parchment paper.
  • Sprinkle food coloring onto the vegetable shortening.
  • Use an offset spatula to blend the color and shortening together, smashing the vegetable shortening down, then scraping up the color and shortening mix, and smashing it down again, to make sure the color thoroughly mixes with the shortening.
  • Add more food coloring as needed until you have reached the desired color.

Notes

If using edible oils with a stencil to apply a design to a cake, you need to buff the color off first before taking the stencil off the cake.
Use a paper towel or facial sponge to lightly dab the color so that when you take the stencil off the cake it won't disrupt the design.

Nutrition

Calories: 43kcal | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g
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  1. Janet says

    August 29, 2019 at 1:50 pm

    5 stars
    These worked perfect for my Picasso art themed birthday cake!

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