!!my Gumpaste Purple Doesn't Match My Fondant Purple??!
Decorating By elvis Updated 13 Oct 2006 , 3:11pm by elvis
Okay, made a purple bow out of gumpaste for a gift cake. The cake is due today and so I dyed the fondant straps which will go down the sides of the cake using the same color of purple gel. However, the fondant has a definite bluish tint to it and doesn't match.
Is there a reason for this? Shouldn't white fondant and white gumpaste be the same when dyed with the same color?
Ooh, so sorry this happened to you! There are a lot of threads regarding purple stuff turning blue- I think it has to do with a reaction between the food color and the ingredients used in the icing/fondant.
Do you have time to paint the bow with some food color thinned out a little with lemon extract or a high-proof liquor? The higher the alcohol content, the faster it will dry. Good luck!
Amber
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