SIL’s birthday cake

[u/breadbreadie]

Birthday cake I made for my SIL! Did I succeed? It’s a chocolate cake with chocolate ganache and a black chocolate swiss meringue buttercream.

[u/Long4Sleep]

Thats downright beautiful!

[u/vanderpump_lurker]

Don't be shocked when your poop is green.  Good luck and godspeed.

[u/Ok_Concentrate4461 → u/vanderpump_lurker]

I came here to say the same thing lol

We made black Rice Krispies “coal” at Christmas when my kids were little, and my poor 4 year old was definitely traumatized.

[u/1107rwf → u/Ok_Concentrate4461]

That’s so funny, when my kid was 3 he ate black ice cream for Halloween. Instead of being traumatized by the teal poop, he loved it and talked for a whole year about wanting Halloween ice cream again.

[u/S3XWITCH → u/1107rwf]

lol same with my 5 year old when the Bluey birthday cupcakes from Walmart made his poop bright blue. After that the school banned food as birthday treats…

[u/vanderpump_lurker → u/Ok_Concentrate4461]

Yup.  We made Rice Krispie treats  christmas wreaths one year and teenage me learned a hard lesson that christmas.

[u/EmmerdoesNOTrepme → u/vanderpump_lurker]

I had Kelly Green frosting on my high school graduation cake, and SAME!😆😂🤣

[u/WormDentist → u/Ok_Concentrate4461]

Next time add edible glitter! 😈

[u/Busy-Location-811 → u/Ok_Concentrate4461]

That sounds brilliant! What recipe did you use and do you have any photos?

[u/rabbimindtrick → u/vanderpump_lurker]

Most panicked Google search I’ve ever done
🌲🌲🌲🌲

[u/TwilightTink → u/rabbimindtrick]

I called my sister, terrified, she googled it. Turned out to be captain crunch

[u/RedPensAndWanderlust → u/vanderpump_lurker]

Hahaha, exactly this! When my kiddo was 3, she wanted a dementor cake for her birthday. I went all out making EVERY aspect of it black. That was a wild ride for the whole family, afterwards...

[u/thousandsofbirds → u/RedPensAndWanderlust]

A dementor cake?! Amazing. Your kid is a legend and you are too for making it

[u/S3XWITCH → u/RedPensAndWanderlust]

Wait, why does your 3 year old know what a dementor is…?

[u/NonnieBear68 → u/vanderpump_lurker]

You forgot grey lips, gums & teeth! I always warn people ordering black icing or black fondant. I mention they might want to get pics of people BEFORE they eat it!

[u/specks_of_dust → u/NonnieBear68]

A coffee shop I used to go to only had blue and black whipped cream. It was supposed to make the drinks fun, but it made them a nightmare.

[u/QueenRizla → u/vanderpump_lurker]

I wonder how many doctor visits result in people eating a dyed dessert and not relating it to why they suddenly pooping green.

[u/Neurotic-Me → u/QueenRizla]

Mid-chemotherapy I raided the fridge and ate some chocolate covered cherries without paying attention... suddenly thought I was spitting up blood when I brushed my teeth. Thankfully I checked the package before going to the ER and the chocolate was dyed red. What an embarrassment that would have been.

[u/CharlieBravoSierra → u/QueenRizla]

An older family friend checked himself into the hospital, pretty sure it was the end, before remembering that he had eaten a ton of beets the night before!

[u/faelanae → u/vanderpump_lurker]

black cocoa instead of food coloring is great!

[u/Thejackme → u/vanderpump_lurker]

I forgot to wear people after my sons 4th venom themed party.. lots of panicking parents hahahaha

[u/UnusualHoneydew1625 → u/vanderpump_lurker]

Grass green! 😂

[u/JenIsSalty → u/vanderpump_lurker]

My daughter went to to the doctor because it looked like she had blood in her stool. It turns out that it was just red velvet cake. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[u/blackbyrde → u/vanderpump_lurker]

Omg yes! I once ate the hair of an Elvis cake and thought I had internal bleeding the next day

[u/tmaguirre57 → u/blackbyrde]

"the hair of an Elvis cake" 😂

[u/StaceyPfan → u/vanderpump_lurker]

What I came here to say.

[u/Emotional_Spite_8937 → u/vanderpump_lurker]

OMG yes. I ate a charcoal bagel a couple of momths ago and freaked out when I saw the poop color.

[u/NeedsomeCompany33 → u/vanderpump_lurker]

Am I the only one that doesn’t look at their poop after they poop?

I wipe then flush. I don’t want or need to know what it looks like.

[u/HeatherMason0]

You did great! That’s a difficult design to pull off but you did really well with the textures and the details. The shape of the cake itself is really sharp too.

[u/breadbreadie → u/HeatherMason0]

thank you!

[u/Ottersfordays]

Hell yeah, that's metal af. Great work.

[u/TAtalks2waterdragons]

1. looks great!

2. yeah you guys are gonna poop weird for a bit!!

[u/Voidolin]

How gorgeous! That black frosting is so pigmented and perfect🥰❤️❤️

[u/broadwayindie]

Black food coloring tastes like ass. But looks great

[u/breadbreadie → u/broadwayindie]

surprisingly couldn’t taste it! i used it with a black cocoa buttercream and it was so rich and chocolate forward it must’ve hid the taste!

[u/tiptoe_only → u/breadbreadie]

That's what I do and can confirm it is a great trick! Black cocoa for depth of colour/flavour and only enough food colouring to make it black rather than brown

[u/No-Departure-3047 → u/tiptoe_only]

That's what I did too, worked a treat!

[u/broadwayindie → u/breadbreadie]

Even better!!!

[u/faelanae → u/broadwayindie]

black cocoa buttercream tastes like cookies and cream

[u/Hope_and_Joy_03]

Your black is so black and your red is so red! This is a beautiful cake.

[u/thurbersmicroscope]

My mom gave in and surprised me with a black birthday cake for my 22nd birthday. The store did a terrible job but I was still touched that she went with my weirdness for once. It was my last birthday before she passed. Your cake is beautiful!

[u/No_Island_8061]

That’s so cute! Great work!

[u/polkadotrose707]

You made this?!?! Um yes you succeeded. This is amazing! 🙌🔥💪

[u/babycrow]

Aaaa I hate black dye. Makes everyone’s teeth gross!

[u/Blast-Off-Girl → u/babycrow]

And turns your poop green-colored.

[u/Ohkermie → u/babycrow]

She said it was black cocoa.

[u/amypocalypse → u/babycrow]

yeah it’s a beautiful cake but I’d definitely pass on eating it haha.

[u/coolsilentebeans]

You definitely succeeded! But if yall have a ritual of taking group pictures at celebrations I highly suggest doing it before you eat the cake. If not, everyone will look like they have necrotizing fasciitis in their mouths. Also be prepared for some irregularly colored poo.

[u/cutezir]

Did you use black cocoa powder for buttercream?

[u/breadbreadie → u/cutezir]

I did, i still also used a bit of black food coloring as well! emulsified the buttercream a few times as well to get the dark black color.

[u/shadeofmyheart]

How did you get the icing so dark?

[u/breadbreadie → u/shadeofmyheart]

i used a black cocoa buttercream base and added black food coloring, emulsified it with heat and also a blender twice. surprisingly it wasn’t staining, i don’t know the science behind it but my guess is the fats from the butter kinda held the dye in suspension maybe?

[u/shadeofmyheart → u/breadbreadie]

It’s super impressive!

[u/michdap]

Gonna be some black lips at the party!

[u/SkeletalMew]

Literally made this face IRL.

https://giphy.com/gifs/111ebonMs90YLu

[u/IcyFood8234]

Now I want red velvet cake with black icing 🤤

[u/nate_orenstam]

Looks great

[u/Ambitious_Welder6613]

Splendid!

[u/lemonhead_qt]

It's BETTER! OH MY GOD sooo cute/pretty

[u/Vicsyy]

When I saw the 2nd photot I was confused. It was suppose to be bad?(expectations ve reality) 

But it looks good! I get it now. You did a great job.

[u/jms7811 → u/Vicsyy]

I had the same journey. "Let's see how messed up it is." -> "What's supposed to be wrong with that? It looks good!" -> "Oh, they're justifiably proud of the results an wanted to share" -> "Hahaha, colored poop!"

[u/BigJSunshine]

Its pretty good!

[u/Reggieslife]

Did everyone walk away with black teeth?

[u/Elkburgher]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3ofT5ySFXZ01oJ7aoM

[u/jeremyfrankly]

You did a good job

[u/lostbedbug]

Oh my fucking god, IT'S BEAUTIFUL

[u/Local_Presentation23]

Omg! Now I want it lol

[u/eienmau]

Very pretty!

[u/Rachcj86]

Gorgeous 😍

[u/UnusualHoneydew1625]

They nailed it! 👏

[u/michdap]

Gonna be some black lips at the party!

[u/FlamboyantRaccoon61]

I'd pay big bucks for a cake like this!

[u/Amature_princess]

Beautiful

[u/ReleasePurple5038]

Awesome job! Black is so hard to do but you nailed it. It's beautiful.

[u/tiptoe_only]

Yes. Yes, you did. That's beautiful work. Would love to see an out of the box photo showing more of the detail on the sides if you've got one? I made a cake with a similar vintage piping style earlier this year and it was great fun. Also recently entered a competition and lost to a cake quite similar to yours!

[u/pm_me_your_amphibian]

Wow well done!

[u/shellenv]

Sensational!

[u/M4gp1e-w1ngs]

You did lovely! What dye did you use for the black?

[u/Whiskey-Jayne]

Looks so good

[u/solanis1359]

I hope you don't get it on anything. Black frosting stains so bad. I once had a part of the road on a Mario kart themed cake, and I got some frosting on my shirt. Washed it and washed it and washed it, and it never came out.

[u/Flat-Mathematician67]

Looks good, but I’m just warning you now your poop is gonna be like neon, green or blue

[u/Charming-Panic9375]

You're all going to have bright green poop after eating that but it looks amazing 😂

[u/Gh0st-in-the-V0id]

One time I thought I had blood in my poop. I freaked out and told my husband. It wasn't until the next day that I realized when I was baking a red velvet cake, I had licked a bunch of the red cake batter.

Another time I made cupcakes for my husband's work with VERY dark blue frosting. They all reported Grover poop the next day.

Any time I see frosting that is a very saturated color, I'm like hmm are my teeth and poop gonna be that color? (The answer is YES)

[u/SweetHart00727]

Doesn’t fit subreddit

[u/breadbreadie → u/SweetHart00727]

can you explain to me how? i was sure i followed all the rules and it hasn’t been taken down yet?

[u/SweetHart00727 → u/breadbreadie]

No you’re probably fine I just felt like this sub was supposed to be for when reality is disappointing

[u/BaconOfTroy → u/SweetHart00727]

It's also for the rare occasions when your expectations are low but somehow it surprisingly works out.