Originally Posted by CakeDiva73

I have black powder color for icing/candy that I got at the cake decorating store and now I am wondering if I got the right thing? I got these because I thought they were more concentrated then the get/paste colors.... therefore they were better. Now I am baffled. I see that everyone recommends Americolor Super Red & Black for those colors and I have a nightmare of a time mixing...

So I have a couple questions....can I use my powdered colors on icing or fondant? Can I use them to color dried fondant flowers, etc... and is there anywhere we can see how to get certain colors when we mix?

I watched the FoodNetwork challenge a while back and the girl was mixing fondant (blue hands and all!) and the guy said something about never achieveing purple by using violet...or something. And I was baffled because I would assume if you use enough violet, you would get purple. Anyway, he said it would only get blue.... anyone have a good site/tips or item that will help me? I am forever trying to get a nice pink and always end up with electric/funky pink or weird coral...