Pastel Pink
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how do I color fondant REALLY red ( not pink, or pastel, as food coloring will make)?
The trick with red, and other colours, is it darkens over time. So you tint it as much as you can to just lighter than you want it and leave it up to 24 hours to rest, and then adjust more if needed.
Another trick when making your fondant is to use something like maraschino cherry juice as your liquid instead, so it will already impart a red colour. It is a good idea to add almond extract or some such extract, because red and other dark gel or paste colours have a bitter or intense taste. You can of course use 'no taste' red- I use that when I need to use more than a small amount- with gel and paste colours, you don't want to use a lot anyway. But like I said, those colours do darken over time, so don't freak out if it looks light for the first while.
On an additional note, something like brown or black is easier to get if you start out with chocolate fondant.
The other altnerative of course, depending on what you're doing with the fondant, is to use a spray gun. that way you use way less, and also guests will not have as much red on their teeth/tongues/lips to contend with as if the whole fondant was red (I know this from experience, with black, lol). (It is not advisable to use a lot of colour, dark ones especially, like blacks, browns and reds, because they leave a nasty taste). (And gel and paste colours are the only ones you should use for fondant, not the common liquid colours you get in the general grocery store, as they cause the fondant to get too gummy, sticky)
And finally, a tip of course, to make sure you use gloves!
Good luck!
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