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For Icings and Baked Goods |
For Colored Eggs |
Food Color
Blending Chart |
Add food color gradually, a little at a time, to obtain desired shade. |
- Add 1 tbsp vinegar and 1/4 tsp of desired food color to 2 cups of boiling water.
- Using a slotted spoon, place hard cooked eggs into coloring solution for 5 minutes or longer.
- Remove eggs from coloring solution, and let dry. Once dry, color will not rub off.
- For other colors, refer to chart below.
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| Colors |
---------- ---------- ---------- ------ Parts of each color required* ------ ---------- ---------- ----------- |
| Orange Sunset |
5 Parts Yellow + 1 Part Red |
17 Parts Yellow + 3 Parts Red |
| Raspberry |
3 Parts Red + 1 Part Blue |
14 Parts Red + 6 Parts Blue |
| Purple |
6 Parts Red + 4 Parts Blue |
5 Parts Red + 15 Parts Blue |
| Jungle Green |
3 Parts Green + 1 Part Yellow |
14 Parts Green + 6 Part Yellow |
| Watermelon Red |
24 Parts Red + 2 Parts Blue |
25 Parts Red + 2 Parts Blue |
| Teal |
3 Parts Blue + 2 Parts Green |
5 Parts Blue + 15 Parts Green |
*Parts can be any measurement you need, drops, teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, etc. For example, for Raspberry, you could mix 3 drops red with 1 drop blue for icings and baking. For conversion, 20 drops is about equal to 1/4 tsp.
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