Can I use gel or powder colour in a cake sponge?

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Can I use gel or powder colour in a cake sponge?

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The rainbow and red-velvet class recipes use gel colours. Use a food-grade colour intended for batter and start with the recipe's amount.

Chocolate is a different application: the course uses fat-soluble colours there. Don't carry the rule for colouring chocolate over to a sponge, or assume that all colour powders behave identically.

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