Cake help...?!
Cake help...?
I found a cake that I want to make for my husband's deployment homecoming party. I just have 1 question how do I get the fondant that deep of a blue and red. I havent ever seen it that vibrant.
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Answers:
If it's just for the decorations? I would go to the local crafts store (michaels, hobby lobby) or walmart and get the "wilton" fondant. It comes in the primary colors that you are looking for. Also you can get "satinice" from http://www.ateco.com or from http://www.sugarcraft.com
They sell the satinice in those love colors. They also have the powdered colorings that the other poster was describing also. You could also use gel colors to paint those but it wouldn't be near as neat looking as using pre-colored fondant.
If you are hell bent for leather on tinting your own, I would use royal blue gel color (not that liquid wimpy stuff they sell at the grocer). and for the red, first color it with hot pink and THEN add your red to the right shade. You would want to have a little extra corn starch (corn flour) to knead in because with the extra moisture it will become a bit sticky and the corn starch will help alleviate that problem.