My grandmother used to make a boiled icing that the sugar caramelized in. It was a pale brown/tan sort of color. I'm sorry, but I'll have to look for the recipe, if I have it.
I'm confused by the title (Non chocolate Brown Frosting) and your question (brown frosting without brown coloring). So, just to clarify, you want a brown frosting, but you don't want it to taste like chocolate, AND you don't want to use food coloring?
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Request: Non-chocolate Brown Frosting (11/07/2009)
How can you make brown-colored frosting that is not chocolate? My nephew wants a football birthday cake, but he does not eat chocolate.
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How can you make brown-colored frosting that is not chocolate? My nephew wants a football birthday cake, but he does not eat chocolate. I have not had luck with coloring the frosting brown. I would rather not have to buy a container of brown food coloring. Any help would be appreciated.
Ann Marie
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RE: Non-chocolate Brown Frosting
Red and green food color can be used to make brown. (02/28/2005)
By pzmeskal
RE: Non-chocolate Brown Frosting
Red and green make kind of a brownish-greyish kind of yuk. I was hoping someone had some other ideas. (02/28/2005)
How about a bit of coffee or tea to white frosting? I'm not sure how much or if it would taste too much like either of the above. Or maybe cola? (02/28/2005)
Wilton has a good selection of food colourings- their brown is very concentrated. You can get them at any Michael's store or cake decorating stores. (03/01/2005)
I've read that orange and a small amount of black will make brown. (Red and yellow), and if you happen to have a black tube of frosting, it may work. (10/09/2008)
By Crystal
RE: Non-chocolate Brown Frosting
Mix yellow and blue to make green, then add green and red to get brown. (11/16/2008)
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RE: Non-chocolate Brown Frosting
Adding cocoa powder helps. Warning: 6 red, 6 yellow, and 4 blue gives you a blueish grey color. (12/22/2008)
By Mitchell
RE: Non-chocolate Brown Frosting
I use this and it dyes the icing a light brown:
7 red
4 yellow
1 blue
2 red
(02/24/2009)
By Gina
RE: Non-chocolate Brown Frosting
Just go to Walmart and buy a jar of Wilton brown gel paste food coloring its about $1.25 and it will make it much easier and they last forever. So you would never have to buy more and since its gel paste its concentrated so you only have to use a little. (03/01/2009)
