I've discovered a way to get rich vibrant colours into my rolled fondant(pettinice), I've kneaded powdered food colour into it. Has anyone else tried this? Have you had any complaints about coloured teeth and tongues, hyperactive children etc. I've tried every other way, can't get a good finish with painting, can't afford an airbrush. Any suggestions.
Thanks
Laura
How do you use the powdered/ Do you just sprinkle it on the fondant and knead it in? Does it stain your hands like paste does?
Hi Icantcook (i'm sure you can).
I do sprinkle it in the fondant. I use the Lake type of powder, don't know what that means but it's the type that will only knead into something which contains a little fat, eg fondant which contains veg fat or kremelta (new Zealand) or Chrisco shortening. It doesn't stain your hands and I've tested it on my kids and they didn't have stained teeth or tongue and luckily they didn't go hyper on me (Thank goodness). Plum colour-no fade either
i have gotten them from here and i really like them I've talked to some bakers that only use these types of colors to color fondant because of the rich colors you get and less mess
http://www.candylandcrafts.com/powderedfoodcoloring.htm
I've often used powder colours for a strongly coloured finish. So far, no stained teeth or hyper children!! (that sound was me knocking on wood - my head comes in handy for this! 
) A suprisingly small amount is needed for a good, strong colour.
I was taught to tip a little into a tablespoon and add a few drops of hot, boiled water to make a thick paste. Let it sit for a while to combine then knead it through.
I find that I usually have to let the icing sit overnight then knead again, as the powder does not combine as readily as the gels or liquids, but it's a great finish!
I just used powdered color for the first time, into gumpaste. My question is, does it take anything special to get it out of the shirt it "pouf-ed" onto? I tried rubbing cornstarch in, as that takes colored luster dusts out of brushes, but no luck. I'm afraid to wet it!
looove the powdered colors in fondant and even more so for getting good color ( black red dk blue) in bc w/out using so much gel that it gets wierd.
sweet celebrations(maid of scandinavia )
www.sweetc.com
had a lot of colors( and lots of cool other stuff) cheap shipping and GREAT service
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