Autumn Fondant Leaves - How Do I Get The Color?
Decorating By djjarrett88 Updated 4 Oct 2007 , 5:53pm by Teekakes
Hi All,
I am searching for ideas on how to color fondant leaves to get the multi-colored fall look. I have an airbrush, if that is the answer. Thanks for the help.
Steve
Hi!
I asked this question just last week and recieved the best ideas I have to share what I was told... thanks everyone that helped.. I think they turned out great!
First color the fondant ( I just used mm fondant colored some yellow, brown, and red... kind of mixed small batches togeather and rolled out with my pasta machine to #4 setting.. a rolling pin works fine to.. I think the thinner the better... I used wilton fall leaf set got it at Walmart $4.95
and used maple and oak leaves all sizes this is the great part... after thinning the edges of the leaves and veining the leaves I used an Ivy leaf veiner I had.(you dont even have to do that part) also used a ball tool to smooth out the edges... glue a marble on a dowel works great! oh back to the great part.... sorry... lay the leaves on crumpled foil to dry! When dry brush with luster dust mixed with lemon extract.. and highlight with gold and yellow petal dusts or chalks (non toxic) how about that! they take 1-2 days to dry..
BCake1960, thanks for the info on how you made yours! WGoat.......thanks for the great idea on using the cutters with veins....I have some of those and have wanted to learn how to make fondant leaves for the fall cakes I am working on.
I wanted soooo badly to attend Nicholas Lodge's class he held here in the Houston area last weekend but I was not able to make it. It was on making Fall flowers and leaves. 
Gabby remember those plastic cookie cutters you could get in bulk...the ones where the back is enclosed and they made it hard to get cookies out of? Well that's the kind lol. Finally found a use for mine 
....just look at Wal-Mart...right about now I would guess. I got mine a few years ago and never could use them..Now I can
And you are welcome Lea 
I just made some for cup cakes. I used 1/2 fondant 1/2 gumpaste. Tinted it tan, used the wilton cutters. I dried them on paper towel rolls that were cut in half. I airbrushed red yellow and green randomly on the leaves, let them dry and then did the other side. Next time I will do the veining. Check out my pictures. They were a big hit.
Another way to color them is to color the fondant one color and then brush on petal dust in the same or a different color. I particularly liked the way maple leaves came out when I used yellow fondant and red or flame colored dust.
Here's how they came out:
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=982073
If I were doing them again, I'd probably try also brushing on green in places.
-Magda-
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