As you may know I have a soft spot for soft pastel colors. So I have decided to show you some of my favourite food colors that I have in my tool box. Although I have a lot of different colors I always end up using colors from the same box.
I’m not sure why, but I have really difficulties working with strong powerful colors. So when I have to use more strong colors (often for boy themes) I still keep the colors soft.
There are a lot of different food color brands on the market, maybe more than the ones that I know of. So far I have three favourite brands: AmeriColor, Sugar Flair and Squires Kitchen. I have used the ones I love the most for color samples. I have also made some color samples of the green colors that I use for gumpaste leaves and royal icing piped wines. It is often two green colors mixed into a new color.
Lets start, from left to right.
1. Pink: My most used pink color are Pink/Sugar Flair. Here shown in three color tones, from light to dark.
2. Yellow: Cream/Sugar Flair, Melon/Sugar Flair, Cream & Melon mixed together, Orange/AmeriColor.
3. Green: Party Green/Sugar Flair, Mint Green/Sugar Flair, Avocado/AmeriColor, Spruce Green/Sugar Flair.
4. Green mixed: Party Green and a small dot of Spruce Green, Spruce Green and a dot of Party Green, Avocado and a dot of Party Green (Leaf green from AmeriColor could be used instead).
5. Blue: Ice Blue/Sugar Flair. Shown in two tones, Hydrangea/Squires Kitchen, Wisteria/Squires Kitchen.
6. Purple:
7. Ivory and Brown: Caramel/ivory/Sugar Flair, Dark Brown/Sugar Flair.
I hope that you can find inspiration to maybe try out some new colors?
Happy Caking!
Louise
45 comments
Stephanie says:
Mar 18, 2013
I like Americolor, but getting it out of the bottle is difficult.. anyone have a suggestion? (I do not want to dilute it in the bottle)
Louise says:
Mar 19, 2013
I remove the lid and then I use a toothpick. But your are right that the bottles are difficult to get the color out.
ninu says:
Feb 16, 2012
ok this http://www.mysweetandsaucy.com/page/15/ the fuschia rose on this page is what im hoping to achieve… could you please please pleaseeeee tell me how i could attain this colour? would americolour fuschia and electric pink do the trick? or wilton pink kneaded with a lil sugarflair fuschia petal dust?
Louise says:
Feb 18, 2012
I am pretty sure that the rose have been dusted with petal dusts also. So if you use the fuschia from americolor and brush it with petal dust. Remember that the fuschia petal dust from SF is non edible. So you need to remove the decoration from the cake.
NK says:
Oct 6, 2011
I’m having difficulty getting a hot pink/ fuschia color for my gumpaste. I have tried all the pinks by Americolor, including the “electric pink”, and “claret” by Sugar flair,and none has given me my color.
I’ve heard Sugar flair makes a powered food color called “Fuschia”. Would this work? How is powered food color to work with, compared to gels?
Another problem I’m having with pinks is the fading of color within days! My fondant and gumpaste decorations I make(using Pink Americolor) fades to a pale, pale pink. I understand the chemistry behind the pinks and purples fading due to the reds used, but are there any brands of colors in the market where this wouldn’t exist? thanks
Anonymous says:
Oct 6, 2011
Have you tried the Pink from Sugar Flair? I think that this really makes a great hot pink. I have not tried SF Fuschia powder color but I have used with great results a mix of both powdered and gels when coloring my fondant or gum paste. Crystal Colors are great to use for the powder part when mixing together with gels. http://www.globalsugarart.com/cat.php?cid=995&s=&name=CRYSTAL%20COLORS
I have not seen colors that won’t fade… it would be great if there were.