IMO I would buy the gold color...but then again I don't like to rely on "making" my own colors. You can always add a little of another color, but actually making the gold from the beginning may be harder! Good luck sounds neat!!
Anytime I need gold coloured icing I normally use yellow, then paint it with gold colour afterwards but I suppose it would depend how much gold you needed
When you say parts, how do you measure if you are using paste.
Hope this doesn't sound too dumb 
Hi. Parts can be any unit that you choose to measure those ingredients. For paste I have sometimes used a toothpick or tip of a knife to scoop out color paste. According to that formula I would dip and scoop with my toothpick (or knife) 10 times into the yellow. (Get a fresh pick) Then 3 times in the orange and finally 1 toothpick scoop of red. Mix them together and theoretically speaking it should be a paste that produces gold.
-- Lazy
P.S. That doesn't sound dumb at all. Although I will be posting a few that come pretty darn close after I finish this.
Thanks so much for the information.
When I wrote that question, I really did feel like...duh, you should know.
Will this be close to the Winnie the Pooh gold? I hate to keep buying the colors made for him.
Glad to see another person from Virginia. My grandchildren live in Richmond.
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