Using fruits or veggies to dye cake icing?

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I am doing a school project and making an edible animal cell from cake. Because I am taking a holistic nutrition course, I do not want to use all those yuckie chemical dyes to colour the different icings for different internal parts of the cell.

What types of fruit or veggies work well for dying icing(buttercream)? I am looking for a variety of colours, as long as they work well. The cake will either be chocolate or spiced.

Oh and I am making this a day ahead, so it has to be able to keep well for at least 24 hours.

? · Accepted Answer

Berries usually give a good colour and flavour to icing.  You can use a little bit of cinnamon.  Lemons and oranges work too.

Becky U · Answer

Here are a few tips, and I'm sure you could try more on your own.  Just go easy on any natural colorings and settle for a light color if necessary because they also have their own flavor which may or may not taste good in frosting!

http://www.ehow.com/how_2302808_make-natural-food-coloring.html

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Using fruits or veggies to dye cake icing?

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