Can anyone help me with a way to color my pourable fondant to a deep red color (like a red rose). I've just had no luck. Either it's just pink or it tastes terrible. Thanks.
Janice

I would switch to a rolled fondant instead of poured to do red or maybe pour the white or colored pink ( like a TINTED primer on a wall) fondant Then airbrush with red. If you do not have an airbrush (wish I did) They make a spray foodcolor. Wilton I think ... I saw it at Walmart in the cake mix area.

once I sponge painted a cake to look like water... I watered down some paste color and dabbed on the frosted cake with a paper towel That might work but the color would not be perfectly even probably

Try the no taste red coloring it might help also.

[quote="msmeg"]I would switch to a rolled fondant instead of poured to do red or maybe pour the white or colored pink ( like a TINTED primer on a wall) fondant Then airbrush with red. If you do not have an airbrush (wish I did) They make a spray foodcolor. Wilton I think ... quote]

I've had to do a # of cakes that require "red" fondant. I've never worked with poured fondant, but I do that same thing msmeg wrote.
I dye the fondant red (well, as red as it will get) then I use the Wilton spray on food coloring. It works well for me. Just make sure to put plently of newspaper or whatever else you want to use to protect the area, b/c everything will get a coat of red on it. . .

I did a graduation cake recently and although I dyed the fondant black for the cap, I sprayed it afterwards with the food cloring spray, I did it outside real quick over the grass. I wasn't in the mood to have to wipe down the entire kitchen b/c that fine mist gets EVERYWHERE

Good luck what ever method you try.

PS: Red & Black are the 2 hardest colors dye fondant with also, it's always important to try to color the fondant as well as spraying it with the food coloring b/c if you leave it white & spray it, it can bubble and you'll be able to see the white below it . . .

If you have access to Chef Master products, get their "red powder shade #3c7540. It doesn't take a lot. Give it time to oxidize, because it will get darker. Best I've ever found, and wouldn't use anything else!! Good luck-Carol