How to Make Lime Green Cake Coloring

1. Mix up batter for a white cake using a mix or your favorite recipe (see Resources).

2. Combine six parts yellow food coloring with one part green food coloring in a separate cup. Measure out your food coloring drop by drop if you are using standard liquid food colorings from the grocery store.

3. Use paste food coloring from the cake-decorating section as an alternative to liquid food colorings. Add the pastes to the cup in the same six-to-one ratio; however, a much smaller amount of concentrated paste is required to achieve the same color.

4. Make more of the lime green food coloring mixture than you expect to need. Save the remaining coloring to tint the frosting to match your cake.

5. Stir the lime green food coloring mixture into your cake batter a small amount at a time. Keep in mind that a lot of coloring is needed in order to achieve a true color after baking.

6. Stir the remaining lime green food coloring into white cake icing. Ice and decorate your lime green cake as desired.