Candy Colors Question

Decorating By dandelion Updated 16 Jan 2006 , 6:33pm by SquirrellyCakes

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dandelion Posted 16 Jan 2006 , 1:42am
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what brands sell candy colors--other than wilton? i'm not extrmemly fond of the little pot style containers they put their colors in...i usually manage to get more color on my hands than in the icing icon_rolleyes.gif

and where can you buy candy colors?

thanks!

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Jenn123 Posted 16 Jan 2006 , 1:45am
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dandelion Posted 16 Jan 2006 , 2:24am
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thanks Jenn123

would the liquid candy color effect the consistancy of candymelts? and what kind of bottle/container does the candy color come in? can it be used for buttercream too?

sorry so many questions icon_redface.gif

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SquirrellyCakes Posted 16 Jan 2006 , 4:24am
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Here is the info regarding using Americolor colours for this purpose.
Americolor Soft Gel Paste will color: bread dough, cookie dough, cake batter, whipped toppings and icings, buttercream icing, royal icing, rolled fondant, gum paste, marzipan, compound coating and white chocolate (with addition of Flo-Coat). Use your imagination! Soft Gel Paste will color just about anything you need to color!
So you need to get Flo-Coat and then you can use them.

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gma1956 Posted 16 Jan 2006 , 4:46am
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Where do you purchase Flow Coat? and what is it?

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SquirrellyCakes Posted 16 Jan 2006 , 4:58am
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Where do you purchase Flow Coat? and what is it?



Heehee, well kiddo, it is something I gather Americolor makes. Since I don't have access to these locally I would guess wherever you can get Americolor. I got that info from this site.
Here is product detail I found on another site that sells it:
AmeriColor FloCoat.
Flo-coat is a food coloring agent that allows you to use any of AmeriColor's Soft Gel Paste to color white chocolate and compound coatings. The usage ratio is 5 parts of Flo-Coat to 1 part of Soft Gel Paste. To color compound coating: melt 1 lb. compound coating, add 1 ½ tablespoons Flo-Coat then 1 teaspoon Soft Gel Paste onto the Flo-Coat, mix thoroughly. The Flo-Coat will smoothly and evenly disperse the Soft Gel Paste into the coating, resulting in a smooth and pourable consistency. As you proceed with your work and find that your coating is beginning to set up, add more Flo-Coat to keep it liquefied. Flo-Coat will not harm your coating regardless of the quantity used to maintain your desired consistency. Flo-Coat will enable you to realize the maximum yield from your batch of coating resulting in a savings by eliminating lost batches. Flo-Coat provides a firm texture, beautiful shine, and greatly improves mold release. Flo-Coat is a wonderful candy making aid that allows you to use any of the 40 Soft Gel Paste colors to achieve your most demanding compound coating coloring needs, while making your task a great deal easier.

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dandelion Posted 16 Jan 2006 , 6:59am
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thanks squirrelly! your post the other day about the easy chocolate transfers....is the flo-coat how you colored your dora characters? i LOVE that cake! icon_lol.gif

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SquirrellyCakes Posted 16 Jan 2006 , 6:33pm
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thanks squirrelly! your post the other day about the easy chocolate transfers....is the flo-coat how you colored your dora characters? i LOVE that cake! icon_lol.gif



Thanks, no I used either the coloured candy melts and combined different coloured ones to get the appropriate colours, or I added the Wilton Candy colour alone. I haven't tried the Americolor colours yet.
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