Help!! How Do I Keep Purple Bc From Fading..need Help Fast
Decorating By woodthi32 Updated 25 Sep 2008 , 4:28pm by laurakelly2
My experience with red BC has been that it actually darkens with exposure, but my purple, which is covered and on my kitchen table, is fading to BLUE. I assumed this was the sunlight and put it in a dark place. Is that what is causeing it. Do I need to do something else. How should I cover the cake to protect it when it is iced??
THANKS IN ADVANCE!!
what kind are you using?? AMericolor is awesome.. their Regal Purple is a nice dark purple and it holds.. definately keep it out of sunlight (all colors).
Wendy
It seems Wilton will fade no matter WHAT you do.... I used Americolor, at it was GREAT......
I was just looking at a coloring chart last night. Sorry, don't know where it came from. Anwyay, it said use milk instead of water when making red, black, purple & blue icing. It keeps it from spotting & fading. Never tried it, just thought I'd add that bit of info.
well, I used an aibrush color, a mixture to get the shade of the dresses.
Do you think, though, if I shelter it from sunlight (the bowls that faded were sitting in sunlight) after I ice the cakes, that I can preserve the color?
well, I used an aibrush color, a mixture to get the shade of the dresses.
Do you think, though, if I shelter it from sunlight (the bowls that faded were sitting in sunlight) after I ice the cakes, that I can preserve the color?
thanks turtle. I used coffee creamer, non dairy.............maybe that is a contributing factor.
I have to ice these cakes today, ahead for Saturday, but they have a lot of embroidery piping that is involved and new for me.....sooooo I need the time......What if I covered them with a dark sheet or something....or kept them refrigerated??
The icing can actually fade during delivery. Purples are difficult. Basically you just can't use Wilton purple color.
I agree with Leahs Purple always breaks down anyway. I don't think anything we do can stop it from breaking down. I do like the mardi gras purple though or we call it LSU purple It doesn't break down. It's Americolor~ I know Wilton's breaks down really bad. Sorry your having such a bad time.
Oh, I thought I'd gone nuts. Did a cake with wilton purple and by the time i set it up at the delivery site, it was blue. I thought maybe it just looked different in my house lighting?
But, they said when they cut the cake, it was purple under there
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