I had an interesting experience yesterday. I make some mini cupcakes to take to a picnic. They were iced with buttercream and decorated them with little fondant flowers and leaves. I used Duff's white fondant and color the flowers with a small amount of AmeriColor Regal Purple, so they were a nice light lavender. The leaves were colored with a little AmeriColor Avocado. I made four dozen cupcakes so they had to go in two carriers. I used a Wilton Ultimate 3-in-1 Cake Caddy and an older Tupperware Rectangular Cake Taker. I had placed the Wilton carrier on the floor in the back of the van, but because the Tupperware carrier didn't hold the cupcakes securely, I held it on my lap in the front seat. When we arrived and I opened the carriers, I discovered the flowers on the cupcakes in the Tupperware carrier had turned blue! I am assuming it's because they were somewhat in the sunlight in comparison to the others. But it had only been an hour and I really didn't expect anything like that would happen.

It has me concerned... what if that had been a wedding cake near a window? Delivered lavender, but the bride finds a blue cake when she arrives at the reception?!?!

Anyone have a similar experience with colors changing?

I haven't personally but I've seen a few threads on here about the same thing. Purple for some reason changes color in sunlight. I think if you search the forums, there might be some suggestions on how to fix it...

Thanks. I'll check it out. I did a search but didn't find anything. I'll change my search words.

Add 1 tsp baking soda to a pound of pruple coloured fondant to help preserve the colour. I have some dark purple fondant roses that I made 2 months ago and they are still the same colour. They have been sitting out in the light with nothing covering them.

Thanks so much! I'll try that next time. Do you know if there are any other colors that have this same issue?

Pink, red are also prone to quick fading if exposed to the light. I used the baking soda for a dark pink as well and it is still dark after 1 month.

in class they told us to always add a little pink to purple to keep it from fading. It works for me.

Pre-colored purple fondant doesn't fade.

I keep ChefMaster No Fade Purple and No Fade Pink liquid color on hand for just this reason. I get great color and no fading.

As a side note, I was married 30 years ago this coming Aug. 9. The flowers on my cake were to be a lovely dusty violet (the bridemaids dresses were "aubergine"). When I walked into the reception hall to set up centerpieces, I was greeted by a cake with lots of very BLUE roses on it. I was furious and very upset. It took me until 5 years ago to realize what had happened--the baker had used purple coloring and the flowers had been exposed to the bright fluorescent lights in his shop, hence, blue.

Now, whenever DH & I see a cake wreck, we'll look at each other and cry, "Oh, they're BLUE!" as a code to acknowledge the disaster

Rae

I recently opened a purple chocopan and it was blue on the outside and purple on the inside. Kneaded together it was fine but even in the sealed plastic container there was a colour change.

I need to keep the 1 tsp. baking soda to 1 pound of fondant in mind the next time I do purple or deep pink.

BUt WHAT DO YOU DO FOR BUTTERCREAM TO KEEP FROM TURNING?? CANT ADD BAKING SODA?? AND I HAVE A PURPLE WEDDING CAKE TO DRIVE 45 MINUTES ON FRIDAY?? HELP

all chefmaster colors are wonderful. i love them.

Does chefmaster stock paste colours or only liquid?
I wanted to colour some fondant and my experience with liquid colours and fondant meant very sticky fondant to work with and a lot of sugar to get the stickiness out - a pain really