Is It Possible To Tint Pre Made/colored Fondant To A Darker Or Different Color?

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gcgb53191 Posted 14 Feb 2013 , 10:38pm
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I'm thinking about buying one of Wilton's pastel fondant kits since it has a lot of the colors I need for some tiny decorations. I know their stuff isn't great taste wise but the cake is for someone who will be more amazed at how it looks than taste :P 

 

But I was wondering if I could tint the colors to make them darker or mix different food coloring to make it a completely different color if I have to? I might just buy a whole tub of satin ice fondant and just color that as I need to. 

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-K8memphis Posted 14 Feb 2013 , 10:49pm
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i think it's a great idea--i would buy the darker colors and mix them up and add white to get the colors i wanted

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Chellescakes Posted 14 Feb 2013 , 10:54pm
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I buy the darker coloured fondants from satin ice and regalice , and them I cut them with white to get the pastels . 

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Chellescakes Posted 14 Feb 2013 , 10:59pm
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Also some of the dark colours can be cut with up to 50 % white and still stay very dark . As white is cheaper than the coloured fondants , it works out a lot cheaper. 

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gcgb53191 Posted 16 Feb 2013 , 2:38am
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So you think buying the white fondant and just coloring it is easier? 

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ibeeflower Posted 16 Feb 2013 , 3:43am
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I had pink premade fondant and wanted a slightly darker pink so I added some red. I accidentally added too much red gel paste that it turned the fondant a bright red. I had to mix in some white to bring it back a little. Whoops. Luckily it was just for practice. So yes, it can be done.

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