Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 14 minutes ago
Let me show you how to colour your buttercream like a pro!
When cake decorating there are so many tools and products available it can be hard to know what to choose. In this video we look at different food colourings and how you can use them to get different shades of buttercream. How to get true colours, so your light blue no longer looks green and we compare 3 popular ways to getting bright, bold buttercream colours.
★ You'll find my Vanilla Buttercream Recipe here: youtu.be/otifsKKutLw
I really hope you enjoy the tutorial. Thank you so much for watching and don't forget to like the video and subscribe for more cake decorating tutorials!
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➡Tools I used:
Colour Splash Raspberry: amzn.to/4aUxjNh
Colour Spash Violet: amzn.to/4aUxjNh
Colour Splash Blue: amzn.to/4aUxjNh
SugarFlair Red Extra: https://tcdc.prf.hn/l/ZZLd415/
SugarFlair Black Extra: https://tcdc.prf.hn/l/7aeWNGR/
Sweet Stamp Gel Colours: https://www.sweetstamp.online/collections/gel-colours (use code CAKESBYLYNZ for 10% off)
ColourMill Oil Based Colour: https://tcdc.prf.hn/l/rvZwppG/
Plus find a full list of all my favourite tools and baking equipment here: amazon.co.uk/shop/cakesbylynz
~ Please note that the links above are affiliate links. Buying from these links supports this channel but at no extra cost to you x ~
★ Video Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:27 Making your buttercream
00:38 Whiter buttercream
01:15 Colouring options
04:02 Creating different shades
05:42 Mixing your own colours
06:17 Cancelling yellow tones - a true light blue buttercream
07:55 Getting Bold colours
09:06 Method 1 - leaving overnight
09:46 Method 2 - Immersion blender
11:33 Method 3 - Microwave method
13:59 Method 1 - 25 hours later
14:23 Outro
Let me show you how to colour your buttercream like a pro!
When cake decorating there are so many tools and products available it can be hard to know what to choose. In this video we look at different food colourings and how you can use them to get different shades of buttercream. How to get true colours, so your light blue no longer looks green and we compare 3 popular ways to getting bright, bold buttercream colours.
★ You'll find my Vanilla Buttercream Recipe here: youtu.be/otifsKKutLw
I really hope you enjoy the tutorial. Thank you so much for watching and don't forget to like the video and subscribe for more cake decorating tutorials!
FOLLOW ME HERE ↓
▫ Blog: cakesbylynz.com
▫ Facebook: facebook.com/cakesbylynz
▫ Instagram: instagram.com/cakesbylynz
▫ Pinterest: pinterest.com/cakesbylynz
➡Tools I used:
Colour Splash Raspberry: amzn.to/4aUxjNh
Colour Spash Violet: amzn.to/4aUxjNh
Colour Splash Blue: amzn.to/4aUxjNh
SugarFlair Red Extra: https://tcdc.prf.hn/l/ZZLd415/
SugarFlair Black Extra: https://tcdc.prf.hn/l/7aeWNGR/
Sweet Stamp Gel Colours: https://www.sweetstamp.online/collections/gel-colours (use code CAKESBYLYNZ for 10% off)
ColourMill Oil Based Colour: https://tcdc.prf.hn/l/rvZwppG/
Plus find a full list of all my favourite tools and baking equipment here: amazon.co.uk/shop/cakesbylynz
~ Please note that the links above are affiliate links. Buying from these links supports this channel but at no extra cost to you x ~
★ Video Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:27 Making your buttercream
00:38 Whiter buttercream
01:15 Colouring options
04:02 Creating different shades
05:42 Mixing your own colours
06:17 Cancelling yellow tones - a true light blue buttercream
07:55 Getting Bold colours
09:06 Method 1 - leaving overnight
09:46 Method 2 - Immersion blender
11:33 Method 3 - Microwave method
13:59 Method 1 - 25 hours later
14:23 Outro
