I made icing for a wedding for this Saturday in which I need purple, I used Americolor gel and the icing is blue not purple? How can I fix it or get purple? It didn't happen to my fondant, I made buttercream icing using only shortening. I left it sit overnight thinking the color would change but its still blue. I have seen the Wilton violet separate colors before but never had it turn completely blue. Do i add a little red? Will the colors change once the cupcakes are iced?
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The only thing I know to suggest with buttercream, Wendy, is to spray it with purple once the cupcakes are frosted. I've used Wilton's spray cans and they work pretty well. You could try adding red to a small amount of the frosting to see what color results. I've tried that with gum paste and it makes a muddy color, almost brown. I think it depends upon the type of colors being used.
thanks for the info. ladies, I did add some electric pink and got purple but its not exactly the shade I wanted. It is a little muddy looking I think and I did use 100% shortening! Good to know for future! I also had a time with getting a dark pink fuscia color. Thankfully, the bride is not picky at all and its for cupcakes.
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