Okay Stupid Question About Coloring Gumpaste.
Decorating By SandiOh Updated 18 Jan 2010 , 6:42pm by Renaejrk
I use the wilton gumpaste, I need to make a red number topper (5)....I have red fondant (also have red candy clay), but was thinking gumpaste would work better...
so question, how do I get my gumpaste that red without using alot of gel (won't all the gel color I need to use, wreck the consistency of the gumpaste?)
please help, as I need the number topper for my son's bday cake on Sunday!!!!
TIA,
Sandi
1) You can either use some red fondant with tylose powder added to it to make it stronger (you wont need to add extra color...I do this all the time) , 2) do a combo of gumpaste and red fondant and maybe just a little bit more of red coloring to it if you need it, or 3) get gumpaste and add americolor super red. With americolor it gets really nice deep colors and you wont need a lot of color to achieve it...WAY better than wilton colors. Hope this helps 
I agree with Normita.
If you have Satin Ice red fondant you can add some of the white Wiltgon gumpaste as their red and blacks are so strong that you can add white. I would also add Tylose to it to that you get the strength you need.
I have red, black and Christmas green SI and I always add some white fondant to it when covering my cakes with it and if I use it for figures or decorations I add the tylose and some gumpaste.
You probably will not need to add color.
another question, once you add the tylose, does it change the taste of the fondant? or I quess I should ask, can you still eat it?
Technically it is edible but because it is so hard it might not be so great for your teeth. 
I don't think that the Tylose changes the taste at all, but like a PP said it dries rock hard, so it's tecnically difficult to eat.
I agree that you may want to make the switch eventually to a different brand of gel color. I switched from Wilton to Chefmaster and LOVE that I don't need a ton of color to get the shade desired.
Would the tylose in fondant work when making a shoe?
Totally! The shoe I made a couple of months ago in my pics is made with fondant with tylose added! It worked just fine - just make sure to add enough tylose and give it time to dry.
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