Frostings color-tinted

TO MAKE THE CAKE AS PICTURED ON PAGE 30, bake two batches of cake in 8- and 6-inch pans. It s best to use two of each size for two layers. Extra batter from the 6-inch cake can be used to fill a small tray filled with cupcake liners. Prepare the Love Blossom flowers a few days before (page 226) and the Vanilla Whipped Buttercream (page 84), tinted pale lemon yellow. Use at least three different colors for the flowers, in pink tones—or as I do for baby boy showers, shades of pale blue. Fill, frost, and chill the cakes, then follow the directions to tier the layers on page 242-... 

Use your fingers to press the coconut all over the frosted cake. You can tint the coconut colors or toast it and leave it natural. 

While the cake is chilling, fill two small bowls with about V4 cup frosting each. Dip a toothpick in the deep pink food color, and add one drop to one of the small bowls. Mix with a spoon until the frosting is hot pink. Tint the orange frosting the same way. 

Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the vanilla extract and optional food coloring. (To tint the frosting different colors, quickly divide the frosting among separate bowls and add food coloring as desired.)... 

For a recent a birthday party, I tinted Vanilla Whipped Buttercream (page 84) a pale yellow. After the party, the host called me to ask me about the yellow frosting. "It was so amazing what was it Little did she know that she had tasted it numerous times when it wasn t tinted a color. It s true after all People eat with their eyes, and simply tinting frosting can affect their taste buds. 

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