HOW TO MAKE BLACK BUTTERCREAM │ BLACK SWISS MERINGUE BUTTERCREAM CAKE WITH BLACK COCOA │ CAKES BY MK

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Have you ever tried making black buttercream and ended up using a whole bottle (if not more!) of black gel food colour?! This is what happened to me when I first tried making black buttercream, but today I'll be sharing with you guys two easy ways to make black buttercream and I also have some bonus clips demonstrating how I created a gorgeous black and gold cake with black buttercream :)
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Ingredients:
- 1 batch of vanilla swiss meringue buttercream or American buttercream which can be found here:
SMBC: www.cakesbymk.com/perfect-swi...
ABC: www.cakesbymk.com/how-to-make...
- 1 and a 1/4 cup (125g) black cocoa
- 1 and a 1/2 tsp (about 9g) black gel food colouring
- Optional 1/2 cup to 1 cup powdered sugar/icing sugar (60g to 120g) depending on taste
Blog post with full recipe and instructions: www.cakesbymk.com/black-butte...
How to Make Swiss Meringue Buttercream: • HOW TO MAKE PERFECT SW...
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@meeeganyouforgotyourjacket3117 3 года назад

I couldn’t help but have anxiety watching as you wore all that white and doing a black cake 😳😳😳 🖤🖤🖤 😂😂😂

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Haha true! Lucky I was shooting a video and was taking extra care, otherwise I guarantee I would have got some on myself!!

@lady_krmnl2642 2 года назад

I just made this swiss meringue buttercream for the first time and man I am shocked at the results👌 Defs gonna make this again. Thanks so much 🙂

@xolio1993 Год назад

If you want, use REGULAR cocoa and food color. If grayish, MICROWAVE until melted. It will be JET BLACK (because the color mixes in properly because the particles have melted) !!

@phyllisnji6302 Год назад

@sofiamarieangeles6761 3 года назад

Finally! A video for black swiss meringue. When i search for black buttercream, i just keep finding recipes for abc. Thank you!!!

@bobbieinnes8336 3 года назад

Hi, can this not be used for abc ?

@zahranaqvi6789 3 года назад

This is so nice! Thx! Your channel is literally the only one that I found that has very useful and has HALAL recipes! Thx so much!

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Thanks so much Zahra! So glad to hear you're enjoying the videos :)

@goofygalno1474 Год назад

Such a pretty cake. Love how deep the color is and the simple touches you added to it. You have a wonderful talent and thanks for sharing!! 😊❤️

@CakesbyMK Год назад

Wow really?! As in you just blend buttercream with gel colour in the blender directly (without microwaving it?). I'll have to try this out :D

@diysam9040 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing . I’m making a black cake for my nephew. Your cakes are so nice and elegant . Keep going girl x

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

You're welcome! And that's lovely - good luck with your cake I'm sure your nephew will love it :). And thank you so much for your support :)

@Minyassa 3 года назад

That's just stunning. The gold leaf was a wonderful touch.

@bigguy143055 3 года назад

Gorgeous Cake!!! Thank you for making this video!

@bree6719 Год назад

Immersion blender was my best friend when making Italian buttercream for my daughter’s 4 x 8inch cakes black birthday cake. I used black cocoa and colour mills black gel. So it was a deep slate grey until using the immersion blender.

@wilfredodiaz8743 3 года назад

That Black cake Looks beautiful!!!!

@amiraabdullah9709 3 года назад

Finally tried this, and it came out great!! the SMBC was so light and amazing! It was not too rich for my triple chocolate cake, but had a super Delicious flavor🖤

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Hi Amira! So glad to hear that the recipe turned out well for you - thanks so much for sharing! :D

@ikrammeghdir5116 3 года назад

I think you were born to teach ur so good at it ❤️

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Thank you so much Ikram! Glad you're finding the videos helpful :)

@anielawilliams2544 3 года назад

Great tutorial, thank you so much for sharing your tips!

@beyzasz 3 года назад

This is exactly what I needed THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH

@artismypassion 3 года назад

So simple and beautiful!

@shanedewitt4978 3 года назад

Absolutely gorgeous!

@LUckybones25 2 года назад

That cake is absolutely a work of art!

@CakesbyMK 2 года назад

Thanks so much :D

@angelagh84 3 года назад

Thank you for these tips 😍 my best friend is 30 in October and I'm making her a black cake. (her fave colour)

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

No problem! And that's awesome - good luck with the cake I'm sure you'll do great! :D

@Aarti_Mehrotra 2 года назад

You teach very well my dear....makes it look pretty doable...thank you 😍😍

@BridgettNesby 2 года назад

So awesome thank you MK!

@bhavna76rasaily 3 года назад

What a gorgeous cake 🖤🖤🖤🖤

@emaishratjahan7627 3 года назад

It's looking gorgeous!

@teekay5166 3 года назад

So glad I found your channel!

@nicolataylor6950 3 года назад

That cake looks so good . I would love to receive that.

@monachirri-hamadeh5851 3 года назад

I love this! I wish I saw it a couple weeks ago when I was searching for a black smb. Nothing was helpful! Can’t wait to try this 🙂

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Thanks Mona! Hope it works well for you :)

@kasiaanna3773 3 года назад

You are amazing, thank you very much this recipe ! ❤️

@Miq125 3 года назад

Oh ma god Finally found a best channel 😍

@Cooking.Fusion 3 года назад

OMG 😃 This is so gorgeous 😍

@LeckerTreats 3 года назад

This looks amazing 😉

@carathebaker 3 года назад

I was thinking red velvet cake with a cream cheese Swiss meringue buttercream would look stunning!

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

That sounds so good! I've actually done a semi-naked cake video on this if you wanted to check it out :) here is the link:ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kZyPclRssFQ.html

@ummukitchen6638 3 года назад

Beautiful cake ❤️

@halima7974 3 года назад

You’re so talented MashaAllah😍

@yingpingshome4884 3 года назад

The cake is gorgeous~ Thanks for sharing~~

@fathimashahana8718 3 года назад

Salaam MK, Awesome cake🤩🤩 and thanks a lot for the great tips.😊

@Changazein 3 года назад

I was just thinking the other day how can we colour SMBC black. Thanks for the tutorial! It came at a perfect time 😁

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Awesome! So glad to hear it was helpful and perfectly timed :D

@ranisweetcreation4255 3 года назад

thank you! i have a black cake to make this weekend

@ElveeKaye 3 года назад

Black cocoa is what's used in Oreo cookies. :)

@nurfatinrazali7284 3 года назад

omg. u are my life savior. i never think to add black cocoa powder. i afraid adding too much food coloring will affected the weird aftertaste later. tq again!!!!!!!.

@hennabymeri5688 3 года назад

its amazing in color .....outclass

@twyla.rstanley8786 3 года назад

So beautiful great job. Can't wait to try the black butter I'm not afraid to make black butttercream frosting. Or the swiss buttercream thank you I so enjoyed the video. I'm looking for more videos of yours 👏🏽🌞

@MegaBosslady76 3 года назад

I love it!

@heenakhan7298 3 года назад

This is really nice ..thnks to give the idea

@hanisesumbana9185 3 года назад

Thank you for sharing. Very useful

@nidha7436 3 года назад

Wowwww beautiful 😍

@helenscaketasticcreations4693 3 года назад

What an amazing cake, thank you for sharing your types with us x

@zaynabkhan6714 3 года назад

Awesome video!! Thanks for sharing!

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Thanks Zaynab! :D

@douglasthompson1988 2 года назад

Gorgeous 😍😍‼️‼️

@Aurora-gw8zq 3 года назад

Amazing 👏❤️thank you

@somecunninglinguist 3 года назад

I love that the black cocoa gives a slight Oreo flavour

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Oreo's are too good right!

@anjalidhariwal7525 3 года назад

You are amazing... Thanks for sharing your knowledge❤️

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Thank you so much Anjali :)

@carathebaker 3 года назад

Good Lord! That IS black! Perfect for Halloween!!

@Persnicketychichi 3 года назад

A great tip on checking the drip consistency is to dribble it on an upside down drinking glass and see if it drips the way you like :)

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Ohh thanks for the tip! Never thought of that :)

@gldnglow 2 года назад

Thank you!

@user-ps7uu8si3t 3 года назад

Nice job thanks 🤩🤩🤩

@alpabhatt2607 3 года назад

I will try bleak bater krim. Thanks Dear 💕

@nowchatshow4099 2 года назад

This is amazing. I've only discovered your channel. Will be doing this cake next week. Once I find the Black Cocoa Powder :)

@CakesbyMK 2 года назад

Awesome! Good luck with it :D

@taraivinithomas6949 Год назад

Love this 🥰

@ramonacucharec7888 3 года назад

Hi, thank you for this great recepy 🙂I'm in the process of giving it a try. My question is when you leave the SMBC to rest for at list 6 hours, do you cover it or not? Just wondering if the air should be able to get to the cream to help the colour dippen? Your buttercream looks fabulous

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Thanks so much Ramona! :) And I usually cover the bowl with some cling wrap - you can leave it loosely on the top of the bowl so more air can get in, and I believe this will deepen your buttercream faster :)

@ramonacucharec7888 3 года назад

@@CakesbyMK I did the Black SMBC following your recipe and it worked perfectly. Thank you so much😃

@daisyreed2489 3 года назад

this video made me subscribe!

@roserajula8642 3 года назад

Wow amazing

@msladyjones1612 Год назад

Hello, may i ask when you say let it sit a few hours is that in or out refrigerator?

@juscearaujo984 2 года назад

Lindo focou perfeito 👏👏👏👏

@CakesbyMK 2 года назад

Thank you so much :D

@suewinters3662 3 года назад

Hi MK, if the SMBC is left overnight for the colours to develop, would you need to re-whip it before using please? Also, does the black stain mouth and teeth much?? Thanks :)

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Hello Sue! Yes that's correct - just give it a whip on a slow speed to remove any air bubbles and get it nice and smooth before using it :). If you use the black cocoa, then no the staining is quite minimal (there is like a very slight stain to the tongue but this goes away quite easily) which is one of the benefits of using black cocoa, but with the method using just the food colouring (making it dark brown then black) then yes this does still stain (though not as badly as when you would just use black gel food colour to colour the entire buttercream). Hope that helps :)

@caketi5893 3 года назад

Nice job

@SitraJunaid 3 года назад

Woahhh!!! I wish I could eat your cakes 😁!!

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Haha I wish you guys could try them too!! :)

@salmapenrose 3 года назад

These tips are fantastic, thank you. Just a quick question, if you add the powdered to cut out the bitterness, does it make it taste grainy?

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

You're welcome Salma! And nope it doesn't make it grainy as it's a small amount of icing sugar so it dissolves into the buttercream. Hope that helps! :)

@lynnjepson8218 3 года назад

beautiful cake! And your instructions are so clear and easy to understand. One question....why not use your spatula to smooth the top? Also, there has been a technique for making darker colors, and that is using the microwave for 10 second bursts....letting cool, then rewhipping. Supposedly it darkens the colors. Thank you for your videos!

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Thank you Lynn! Glad to hear you're finding the videos easy to understand :). Yes you can totally use your spatula to smooth out the top - people use different flat tools based on their preferred method. And ohh interesting I have never heard of that technique before - thanks for sharing your knowledge I will definitely check it out! :)

@juriahawi2974 3 года назад

Hi. When you add the icing sugar will it make the SMBC less stable? Im staying in hot humid weather n this is important point to take.

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Hi there! From my experience the buttercream is still super stable :). I think because the icing sugar amount is quite minimal it doesn't really affect the buttercream (and in an American style buttercream the icing sugar helps with stability so shouldn't have a counteractive effect here). Hope that helps! :)

@juriahawi2974 3 года назад

Tqsm for your reply!😍

@kennisf93 3 года назад

Thank you so much! I was wondering if I could just use enlace food coloring on chocolate frosting to make it black instead of using brown and black food coloring?

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Hi there! Yes absolutely if you are using chocolate frosting then there is no need to use the brown colouring :)

@hafsahchaudhry6533 3 года назад

Hey love your videos very helpful. Would this recipe still be fine to use for normal buttercream with icing sugar or does it have to be Swiss meringue? Also how many layers was the cake and what size was it?

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Heya! Thank you so much :) And yes this will be fine to use with American buttercream too. And the cake in this vid is an 8 inch 3 layer cake :)

@hafsahchaudhry6533 3 года назад

@@CakesbyMK Thank you so much. I’m planning to make a 8/10”with 5/6 layers. It would look similar to your gorgeous cake in this video but it would have a gold drip instead. I’ve never made black buttercream before and was wondering how do you know how much black cocoa powder to use? Would I just use the same amount that you have used for this video? Also how come your cake is really tall with 3 layers are you pans quite deep? My cakes don’t come out this tall and I need this cake to be tall. I would rather do less layers and have a taller cake. Sorry I know I’m asking a lot of questions but I’m nervous to make a cake like this and your reply would be very much appreciated thank you xx

@ketasephiri8401 3 года назад

Very beautiful

@PCCBENZ2011 3 года назад

Absolutely Gorgeous! Can you please tell me the brand of gold & black edible food paint you used? Thank you!

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Hi Pamela! Thanks so much :). For the black I used a Chefmaster Coal Black, and the edible lustre dust is a super gold Rolkem lustre dust :)

@pinakbaidya4958 3 года назад

Hii❤️ loveed your channel going to make a black cake for my friends birthday ❤️ Well as you said to leave the butter cream for 4-6 hours to get darker , so shall we keep it in refrigerator or at room temperature?

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Thank you so much Pinak! :) And just leave it at room temperature covered with some cling film :)

@anonymouss5661 2 года назад

Omds i love black 😭😭😭❤️

@sonasood3668 3 года назад

U really explain soo nicely Can u please tell what u have done with the fillings in each layer

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Thanks so much Sona! :) I used a caramel as the filling for the cake layers, and used a salted caramel buttercream to ice the cake :)

@oceanegorski6441 2 года назад

Bonjour, super vidéo, j’ai une question, lorsqu’on colore un macaron après cuisson , est ce mangeable ? On vas avoir de la peinture de partout? Merci

@CakesbyMK 2 года назад

Hi there! :) Yes it will be edible although without the black cocoa you will need more black gel colour and this may result in staining of the mouth/teeth which is an unfortunate thing when using gel colours!

@ndutachege8699 3 года назад

beatiful

@dev.k.a6805 3 года назад

Wow.. nice ♥️♥️♥️

@rosy5551 3 года назад

Wow its a gorgeous Black Beauty 😍😍😍 about the black drip you said colour with black gel colour . Won't it seize the chocolate?

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Thank you Irzana! The drip is a chocolate ganache, so when adding gel food colour the chocolate doesn't seize due to the cream in the ganache :)

@zenaneah 3 года назад

would it also work if I add blue like a lot of it.. then.. black?

@latina1700 3 года назад

hi MK, can i leave it sitting in the fridge or does it have to be in room temp? thank you!

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Hi there! Sitting in the fridge is okay :)

@azizabadwork8722 2 года назад

Thanks

@sofeayuzly2427 3 года назад

Hi!! this is great advice. I have a question. is it advisable to use the microwave technique if you're in a rush? thank you so much!!

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Hi Suraya! Yes this was before I discovered the microwave technique! Could totally use that method if in a rush :)

@WhitneyCorn 3 года назад

What size cake is this? Also, I love your turntable, do you have a link for that?

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Hi there! This is an 8 inch cake :). And I bought it from a shop here in NZ called Miss Bon Bon, but if you aren't in Auckland then if you google steel turntable there will be a lot of similar ones (if not the same) that come up. Hope that helps :)

@moniquej.9288 3 года назад

When you let the buttercream sit to develop the color, do you put it in the fridge or on the counter?

@Martha2cherrypop 3 года назад

Would love to know too

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Either will work fine :). If I'm using it the next day I like to leave it covered on the counter, but if you're making it for future use (a couple of days after you've made it) then keep it in the fridge :)

@anjalidhariwal7525 3 года назад

Which brand black coco and gel colour you used?

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Hello Anjali! I am using a Equagold black cocoa and a Chefmaster black gel food colouring :)

@wxyq1118 3 года назад

Awesome and beautiful 😊💜💜💜

@wxyq1118 3 года назад

I am Türkish and I love you cakes you make.

@wxyq1118 3 года назад

🇹🇷🇹🇷

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Thank you so much Zehra! :)

@wxyq1118 3 года назад

@@CakesbyMK you're welcome :) 💜💜💜😊😊

@ifahadmunir 3 года назад

Youre amazing!!! MashAllah

@kabeerstories5275 3 года назад

Very nice 👍😊

@kabeerstories5275 3 года назад

MK stands for?

@advanineha9190 3 года назад

Hey MK.. make a video on butter cream recipe i poured black coca in whiped cream it doesn't work and also can u make a video on how to make black whipped cream....it will be a pleasure.. Thanks alot😊😊 I just love your recipes❤

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Hello Advani! I have done videos on American and Swiss Meringue buttercream which you can find on my channel :). I am sorry to hear the black cocoa didn't work with whipped cream - I have never tried this myself but will keep your suggestion in mind for future videos. And so glad to hear you're enjoying the recipes! :)

@BianVerr 3 года назад

This buttercream is so nice.I will have to try it. Also here did you get your black cake board? I have been looking for those and I can't find any .

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Hi Bianca! I got my black cake board from an online shop here in NZ called cakewarehouse.co.nz :)

@BianVerr 3 года назад

@@CakesbyMK thank you for your response 😊

@AM-xf8mu 3 года назад

American buttercream I always do it too thick that it pulls the cake. How do i know the right consistency?

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Hi there! The consistency should be smooth and easily spreadable. If your buttercream feels too thick then you can thin it out with a bit of heavy cream or milk :)

@maribelmillan8658 3 года назад

Hello, I just love love all your videos. I made ,or should I say, tried making the black buttercream, however I can not achieve the dark black color. I added enough black gel and yet, it is a deep dark gray. I had left it sit for two days and still not black. Can I airbrush it with black color liquid on the dark grey swiss meringue buttercream?

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Hi Maribel! Glad to hear you're enjoying my videos :). I'm sorry to hear your black buttercream is not turning out as dark as you would like! Some brands are stronger than others, so you may need to use slightly more black cocoa and black gel food colour. And yes you can airbrush the dark grey swiss meringue :)

@motirimi 3 года назад

Salam lovely presentation mA. What kind of gold spray is that, I've only been able to find alcohol based ones :(

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Wassalaam! Thank you :) - PME has edible gold sprays without alcohol :)

@motirimi 3 года назад

@@CakesbyMK awesome thanks!

@sarahsingh1197 3 года назад

I have a question! I’m in the middle of making a black butter cream but only used black food colouring and it’s dark grey. Do I have to use the black coco to make it darker or should I just add more black to it? (I have to buy more😅)

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Hi Sarah! Hope I'm not too late to answer your question! You can add black cocoa which will help, otherwise the best thing to do is to use the microwave method and this should make it go from grey to black without adding anymore (or too much more) food colouring. Check out this video for how to do that :) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6oF9-GtFSHk.html

@rahafalrawahi5076 3 года назад

Thank you for the advice 😍 but I have a question, I live in a hot country and if I let the cream sit outside it will melt… so can I let it sit in the fridge and have the same results?

@CakesbyMK 3 года назад

Hi there! Yes you can leave it in the fridge too :)

@chryssanthemum 3 года назад

😋😋😋😋yummmyyy

@user-wl7tg9yu3x Год назад

Hi Mk am struggling to make black buttercream and I saw this video of how to make black buttercream..is it possible to make buttercream then pour black cocoa and a few drops of black gel in the mixture then microwave it and put it in fridge then beat it..am having hard time to get black because it turns grey and I wanted to use it that same day to frost a cake.what kind of advice can you give or steps so I'll try to make black buttercream without struggling with it..Thank you

@CakesbyMK Год назад

Heya! Check out this recipe it's a new black buttercream recipe I shared recently and you can use it right away (may just need 15-30 mins in fridge if it's a little too soft at first because of the melted chocolate) :) cakesbymk.com/recipe/black-buttercream-that-doesnt-stain/