Help With Dark Red Fondant Please

Decorating By maude Updated 10 Oct 2010 , 1:16am by maude

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maude Posted 9 Oct 2010 , 5:11pm
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I need to make dark red roses for a wedding cake. I have gotten the fondant nice and red but not sure where to go from here to get it dark red. Can anyone give me some help with this? Thanks

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tenleysmommy Posted 9 Oct 2010 , 5:15pm
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Try adding just a touch of black.Start with a VERY small dab and going from there.

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jammjenks Posted 9 Oct 2010 , 7:30pm
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I buy red and dark chocolate fondant in 2# tubs. Mix mostly red with a little brown. That's how I got the dark red on this:

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zespri Posted 10 Oct 2010 , 1:01am
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try mixing a little red powder with a tiny tiny amount of water (only enough to make it a paste). This makes an intense red.

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maude Posted 10 Oct 2010 , 1:16am
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Thanks for all the input guys.

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