What can i do, i need to a lavendar color, but when i let my violet icing sit, it turns grayish-definitely not lavendarish. this also happens with my gumpaste. what causes this and what can i do to stop it from happening. i can't find a thread on it, but i'm sure there probably is one. thanks for any help.
It's a common question (I explain it all the time).....
Lavender/purple is made from blue and red.
Over 20 years ago, Red Dye #2 was removed from the market. Ever since then, we've been dealing with reds that don't hold color. Bright light (florescent, sunlight, etc) will cause the red to fade out, leaving you with just the blue. Since the colors we use are not "pure" colors, the blue you are left with can be blue, off-blue, kinda blue, blue-grey, grey, etc.
I recently read on the web that we should use milk, not water, as our liquid for BC; this prevents/reduces fading.
Could be very true .... my recipe uses milk; I've never used water; and I rarely, if ever, have had a fading issue unless the sun was beating in thru the van windows during delivery.
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