I have to have some gray fondant for a cake tomorrow, and I didn't think it would be any big deal.. until I read the post about Wilton black gel turning purple 
So.. not sure what to do. It's obviously too late for me to get some Americolor black, as I would have to order it online. Would adding the Wilton black in as I'm melting the marshmallows help any? Or I also have some liquid black food coloring, could I put that in the marshmallows instead of the water?
Ack, I can't have purple fondant on an elephant cake 
i just used grey fondant today. never had a problem with it. i use Satin Ice fondant and just added black gel coloring. never turned purple at all. try it on a small piece of fondant first.
heidi
the coloring i used was wilton's. worked fine.
heidi
Personally, I think a hint of purple would be perfect for elephant skin -- but not too much purple, of course. If it's too purple you can balance it out with a little yellow. Or you could try mixing the pre-colored black Wilton fondant into your white -- I don't know if it will have the same color issue or not, but it's worth a shot.
Alright.. and if worse comes to worse, I have some black spray color for the airbrush, which I'm going to have to use for the highlights anyway.. I can always do a light spray.
And normally a light purple elephant wouldn't matter, except that it's an Alabama cake for my husband 
This question was asked a few years ago, but I thought that I would answer in case someone has a similar issue with Wilton's black gel color. If you add a bit of brown gel to the black, it tones down the purple and you get grey. Again, this is only if your are using Wilton's black and brown gel colors against a white surface!
Thank you for answering this laydavak. I'm needing to make gray for a cake this week and don't have time to order anything online. I do have brown and black wilton icing color in my home arsenal. Will try tonight!
I use Americolor gel paste, but I'm sure any food coloring will work. Just add little bits at a time until you get the shade of grey you want Quote by @%username% on %date%
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