How do you make edible black icing?

I am trying to make a childs birthday cake I need to put some back shadowing on the cake, most things I have tried taste yuk, I would like some help with nice tasting black icing.

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Sporkette says: Dec 12, 2011. 1:10 PM
My mom always had me use charcoal (They were in pill form, I believe. Some health thing.) You can get the frosting pretty black, and I don't believe it has any taste to it, but it's been years since I've tried it.
jeff-o says: Sep 27, 2010. 7:26 PM
Melt some 85% cocoa chocolate bars, they're nearly black.
acidbass says: Sep 27, 2010. 12:48 PM
instead of icing you could use fondant or modeling chocolate but if icing is needed then food coloring should work or use piping gel
Burf says: Sep 26, 2010. 6:03 PM
Add black gel food coloring to chocolate icing.
orksecurity in reply to BurfSep 26, 2010. 7:38 PM
Or settle for dark-brown shadows, again via food coloring if you don't like chocolate.
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