Chocolate Fondant Dyed Black. Can It Be Done..?

Decorating By cindww Updated 21 Nov 2006 , 4:08pm by whimsette

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cindww Posted 20 Nov 2006 , 7:45pm
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Hey all!
I have a referee shirt cake due on Wednesday and am just wondering the best way to get the stripes. Should I use black buttercream? White fondant dyed black? or can I dye chocolate fondant black? I am asking about the chocolate because I have a big tub of choco-pan to use up!
I am concerned about the stripes running on to the white part of the shirt.

Thanks in advance,
Cindyd

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JoAnnB Posted 20 Nov 2006 , 8:44pm
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I believe you can get it black, but try a bit for a test (wear gloves). I would definitely use Americolor Black.

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veejaytx Posted 20 Nov 2006 , 8:52pm
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It can be done, but it takes a lot of color and a lot of kneading to get it really black-black. I've done it with chocolate MMF, but not with Chocopan, but it seems like it would work with that as well. Janice

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ibmoser Posted 21 Nov 2006 , 12:05am
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I have made very black fondant using home-made chocolate fondant and AmeriColor black. I used Toba Garrett's chocolate fondant as a base, and it did not take a huge amount of color to get black.

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meghanb Posted 21 Nov 2006 , 3:14pm
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The black fondant on my lipstick cake was made from chocolate fondant colouring with Wilton black. You just need patience...oh, and gloves. icon_razz.gif

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sarge1 Posted 21 Nov 2006 , 3:20pm
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Wilton sells a 4-pack of fondant, which includes black, light brown, dark brown and peach (flesh color). That might be more than you need, but the packages are sealed and you could save the other colors for another time.

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imartsy Posted 21 Nov 2006 , 3:26pm
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If you're already starting out with chocolate, you're ahead of the game! I think you could easily just add black americolor - use gloves b/c otherwise it turns your hands pink (don't know why....). Or you could also try to add some Hershey's dark cocoa powder..... I added that to MMF per someone's suggestion here and it came out pretty black and then I just added more coloring.

As for bleeding into the white - definitely don't refrigerate the cake. And let the fondant sit for awhile after coloring it to make sure the color is well blended and sort of "dried"...... meaning that the fondant isn't sticky or wet anymore from the coloring. You may need to add more powdered sugar or chocolate powder in order to decrease the stickiness.

Good luck!

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pumpkinroses Posted 21 Nov 2006 , 3:31pm
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my suggestion was going to be add a little Hershey's dark Cocoa to the chocolate and a little black coloring. I just did this with MMF to make black spots for some cow figures.

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veejaytx Posted 21 Nov 2006 , 3:34pm
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Sarge1 wrote: "Wilton sells a 4-pack of fondant, which includes black, light brown, dark brown and peach (flesh color). That might be more than you need, but the packages are sealed and you could save the other colors for another time."

I just wanted to mention that I recently had an entire package of Wilton fondant (these same colors) that hardened like bricks even though they were still in their original package, in the box, and sealed in a ziplock bag, and a couple of others had the same experience. Needless to say I was not pleased, and if I ever buy them again I will vacum seal them for storage. Janice

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whimsette Posted 21 Nov 2006 , 4:08pm
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I use chocolate fondant mixed with Americolor black and a dark cocoa powder to get black. I have to admit I'm not a big fan of the flavor - and I love dark chocolate.

I understand Satin Ice makes a pre-made black fondant but I don't have any experience with it.

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