This past year we have found out that my oldest daughter is allergic to food dyes…chemical ridden food dyes to be exact. So we have taught her to read labels and explained to her why she cannot eat the items that have it in them. I love to make cakes, cake pops and other fun party foods but with a little girl who can’t eat them it isn’t the same.
I set out to find a way to make her birthday special and make her a pink cake!
I love buttercream frosting…the really good for you buttercream frosting. Not the stuff that comes in jars…by the way even the “white” frosting contains food dyes!!
Cowgirl Buttercream Frosting:
Ingredients:
- 6 Sticks on Butter, Softened
- 9 cups of Confectioners’ Sugar
- 1 1/2tsp Vanilla Extract
Directions:
- Beat butter and 3 cups of sugar in your mixer on medium until combined.
- Reduce speed and slowly add the rest of the sugar one cup at a time.
- Add the vanilla and then beat until it is pale and fluffy and buttery and good!
- Makes 6 cups of frosting
So when the frosting is nice and fluffy scrape down the sides and get ready to add your color. I found this amazing Red Beet Powder on Amazon and was able to make the perfect shades of pink for her ombre cupcakes.
Start with about two tablespoons of the powder to one tablespoon of water. Mix it until it becomes a paste. If it is too lumpy, add a bit more water.
Then add it to your frosting a little bit at a time. Scrape down the sides and let your mixer combine the colors.
This is after I scraped the sides down and let it mix…
I took some frosting out for the lightest shade and then added more coloring to the remaining frosting.
I made four shades of pink! I love the darkest color…it almost looks like raspberry.
I love how the colors turned out. It was so nice knowing my daughter could eat her frosting and her cake too! Usually we have her scrape the frosting off of cake at parties.



























