Pin Reaper: AmandaHoops
Original Inspiration: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/168744317265077264/
via: http://www.bettycrocker.com/how-to/tipslibrary/baking-tips/how-to-make-a-firecracker-cake-for-the-fourth
What I Did: I used McCormick food coloring which never turned red no matter how much I added. It kept getting brighter pink. The recommended icing was melted “whipped” icing. That separated in the microwave and turned the whole cake into a soggy mess.
My Result:
Next Time I Will: use gel food coloring from the hobby store, use melted fondant instead of crappy “whipped” icing, and pour the red color only in the center to create the red filling look.
That actually looks really nice, aside from the icing.
Never microwave icing, put it on after the cake has been baked and left to cool
It is what the recipe says to do though. It says microwave the icing.
I’ve found these Betty Crocker recipes often don’t work as pictured. For instance, they show the regular liquid coloring in the picture, but couldn’t possibly have gotten those colors if they’d used it. You have to use gel colors, so why don’t they say that?
you can’t microwave fondant, it just dries out.