What In The World Is Color Flow?

Decorating By Dreme Updated 27 Oct 2006 , 2:54pm by HunBun

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Dreme Posted 27 Oct 2006 , 5:08am
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I know I should know this by now, seeing as I play and experiment with anything cake realated, but I havent got around to playing with this stuff yet. I dont know if it is a mix, and you make it like royal icing; (its just harder than royal). Or if it is just something you add to royal icing. How come its called color "flow"? I picture it marblizing that way. Maybe it flows better (and dries) better than royal. I dont know. Can somebody help me?

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JanH Posted 27 Oct 2006 , 5:44am
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Here you go:

http://tinyurl.com/tgjez

HTH

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Dreme Posted 27 Oct 2006 , 5:51am
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.....So it doesnt dry quicker than royal. Hmm never mind then. What are the pros to using it? How do you make Royal dry faster?

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phrodod Posted 27 Oct 2006 , 6:03am
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The pros to using it is that it does dry harder and with a nice shine.

To dry royal or colorflow pieces faster, you can put them in the oven with the oven light on. (Oven off!) You can also use a desk lamp to speed the process, and it gives royal pieces a nice shine, too.

HTH

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TandTHarrell Posted 27 Oct 2006 , 6:10am
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ok i bought some colorflow from kopykate, i have been using it to color my buttercream with, am i using it wrong

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Dreme Posted 27 Oct 2006 , 6:23am
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What is the agent that make royal dry faster? What would happen if I put tylose or gumpaste mix into the royal icing mix. Im not worried about the taste as I can fix that, im just trying to get it to dry quicker.

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Dreme Posted 27 Oct 2006 , 6:26am
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.....Wait nevermind.....I forgot I already fixed the problem with drying time....duh.....forget the above.

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phrodod Posted 27 Oct 2006 , 6:32am
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Colorflow is made in a manner similar to royal icing -- powdered sugar, water, and color flow mix (plus whatever flavorings and colorings you add to make it the way you like it). Mixed stiff, it can be used to outline a shape. You then thin it until it "flows" into the outline. This allows it to make a very smooth shape. This then dries VERY hard -- hard enough to stand under its own weight. In my photo gallery, I have just one cake. It has color flow pumpkins on it as well as royal flowers. You can see that the color flow is much shinier.

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Schmoop Posted 27 Oct 2006 , 6:33am
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trent - is the Wilton Colorflow you are talking about? If so, it is not for coloring buttercream, a powder like substance that is white.

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Schmoop Posted 27 Oct 2006 , 6:38am
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On the first page of my photos....the Batman cake has royal icing plaques and the Hawaiian cake and the Scooby doo cake are Color Flow. The Batman cake is not as shiny...my description claims it is color flow, but it is really royal.

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TandTHarrell Posted 27 Oct 2006 , 7:15am
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no its in a bottle i got it frem kopykake..and i love the colors.....and un get big bottles for less money...www.kopykake.com check it out

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briansbaker Posted 27 Oct 2006 , 1:15pm
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I was told that I can make words out of color flow and that it will work better than royal icing.. as far as stability goes.. But, wont it run? I need to make the words Texas Children's Choir (in a fancy font) in some sort of method and then I will need to dust them with gold luster dust...Anyone done letters before.. Or Words???

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Schmoop Posted 27 Oct 2006 , 2:24pm
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I have, just don't make it so thin, more like a stiff royal consistency. The lettering on my scooby doo cake is color flow.

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HunBun Posted 27 Oct 2006 , 2:54pm
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Thanks for posting this question and for everyone who contributed. I am SO going to get some colorflow now!

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