I swear I'm going to use up my whole bottle of orange color trying to get my small amount of icing to look like a basketball! I've used orange and some brown to try to darken it Any tips on how to make my icing color more of a basketball orange, opposed to a peachy orange? Thanks! From basketball jersey cakes to mini basketball hoop cakes, discover creative ideas to impress your guests. Delve into delicious cake flavors and frosting options that complement your basketball theme. Learn how to pipe buttercream icing basketballs, create fondant basketball jerseys, and more.
Basketball cake decorating is a slam dunk choice for sports-themed parties. Whether you're. Step 2 - Creating the Basketball Texture & Color Now comes the fun part-making your cake look like a basketball! 1.
Prepare the Frosting: For the frosting, combine the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and a few tablespoons of milk in a bowl. Beat until smooth and fluffy. Swiss Meringue Buttercream: You can use whatever frosting you'd like.
I love this Swiss meringue buttercream frosting recipe though! Black Licorice Laces: This will give us the black lines on the basketball themed cupcakes. If you can't find black, then buy red and follow my instructions on how to dye them black in my Recipe Tips section. Coloring Frosting Getting the right colors for your basketball frosting is super important.
Use gel food coloring, because it's stronger than the liquid kind. To make basketball orange, mix orange color with a tiny bit of yellow. For the black lines, use black food color, cocoa powder, or melted dark chocolate.
Tips and tricks for these basketball-themed cupcakes: if you'd like to make black icing to decorate your cupcakes instead of brown chocolate, then simply add black food coloring to the chocolate frosting and mix in until you achieve a rich black. Recipe Variations Football Cake: If you're hosting a football party, simply change the color of the frosting to match your team's colors. You can also create a football shape instead of a basketball.
Cupcakes: Make mini basketball cakes by turning the recipe into cupcakes. Decorate each one with basketball lines and serve them as individual. Step 3 Stir red and yellow food colors into frosting to make orange; frost cupcakes.
With black icing, pipe lines to look like a basketball. Store loosely covered. These Basketball Sugar Cookies bring both sweetness and sports to your next gathering! Their vibrant orange color, detailed black icing lines, and playful basketball design make them the perfect dessert for basketball-themed events, parties, or game.
Basketball Cookie Icing Color? Baking By OhioBaker Updated 19 Jan 2011, 7:12pm by CookieMeister OhioBaker Posted 17 Jan 2011, 7:25pm post #1 of 4.