I am hoping to do a cat in the hat cake (the hat) soon. Does anyone know if I can paint the red parts with food color and a brush instead of doing red fondant? Any advice on this would be very much appreciated. THANKS!!

Sure can. Some use the gel straight and some mix it with lemon extract, vodka or everclear. I also like using airbrush colors. They are already thinned down and dry well.

Thanks!! Where do I get airbrush color? Do you think it is worth it to buy the airbrush color? I only have wilton's red.... and we all know the quality of that. Guess I'll do a test run. THANKS!!