I made grey fondant, left it out (put in zip lock bag) overnight, and it turned green. Made some more (covered it) put it in refrigerator and left it out for about an hour and it turned light purple! How can I keep my grey colored fondant grey. I colored it using a small amount of black wilton coloring. Help please.
I am having the same problem with tiniting gumpaste!! I really wanted a nice black, but it turned green on me. I added more colour, but I am not having any luck! Still greenish. I am ready to give up, and comeup with a different colour scheme! Any one have any suggestions? To make matters even worse, I was using it for a gumpaste shoe.. And the sole of the shoe broke! I am wondering it it broke becauseof all the colour I added compromised the strength og the gumpaste.. Any hints would be appreciated. I still have 2 weeks to get right fo the cake I am doing...
I haven't used Wilton black in a while, but maybe try americolor -they have regular black and superblack. as far as the shoe - yeah, the color may have affected it, but you should try making it white and painting it black instead once it's completely dry.
This is common.
I learned in art class that when you mix all 3 primary colors, you get black....red, blue, yellow.
In the 70's, when they took the #2 Red Dye off the market, our stable red disappeared and there was not a good replacement. We've been dealing with the issue ever since.
When the red fades away, all that is left is the blue and yellow .... which equals green.
I buy black icing from my cake supply store, and even when it's new, I can see the green tint along the edge.
we just don't have a stable red and haven't had one for over 30 years.
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