Keep in mind that if you want a deep color, you’d have to use a lot of liquid dye, which could change the texture of your food.
You can find gel paste at craft supply stores, cooking stores, or online. Look for food-safe gel paste that’s labeled non-toxic. Keep in mind that gel paste is usually messier to work with than liquid dye.
If your craft store doesn’t carry powdered dye, you can buy it online. Choose a powder that says it’s food-safe and non-toxic.
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The color of some baked goods might change as they bake, so batter that looks really bright may end up being a shade paler after it cooks.
If you’d like to mix food coloring into whipped cream, use gel or powdered food coloring since liquid food coloring could make it harder to beat the whipped cream.
It will take a little effort to spread the food coloring gel evenly through the fondant, so don’t give up before the color is completely mixed in.
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For example, if you’re dying a buttermilk frosting violet, the acid in the buttermilk will make the color appear blue. To prevent this from happening, use milk instead of buttermilk.
Remember that you can create colors by combining drops of the red, blue, green, and yellow dye you bought.
Gel food coloring is great for dying food red or black since these are difficult colors to make using liquid food dye. If you’re dying a large quantity of food, such as cake batter, gel paste is a good choice because it’s so bright.
It’s better to go slowly when you add the powder since it’s easy to make a color that’s too dark.
