Help - How do you stop fondant color from fading. My purple fondant covered cake dummy is slowly fading; what went wrong. I do not want to airbrush color onto the cake. Is there another method to retain color.

many posts on this, so you might want to search for them, to get lots of good help.

but mainly.. purple fades if left in the light. keep it out of the light as much as possible.

also you can buy no-fade purple coloring.. I think GSA sells it.

Invest in Crystal Color powders for purple that doesn't fade.

If you search for IndyDebi's past post on fading purples she explains why it happens.

But most purples do fade when left in sunlight or under florescent lights.

Right on, TexasSugar!

I love Crystal Colors! Especially the shades of red. They're what I used on the wedding cake in my pics. I started with Poinsettia for the base color (wow, what a red!), then dusted with Red Velvet, which has to be my favorite of all their colors (and I'm really a blue person!).

I made that cake almost a year ago, and the colors of the flowers still haven't faded!

Theresa

When I make cakes that have pink or purple, I ALWAYS (and immediatly) cover them with a dark piece of material to keep the light out. I just use the same one that I use for my backdrops when I take a picture of the cake. I only uncover it when the client picks it up, or it's delivered to the venue.

Sadly that is one of the colors that fades almost immediately. I've covered a cake at 4pm and by 7pm the color outside is completely faded compared to the color inside!

So, yup, if you want purple then paint it.

Cat

Thank you everyone. It sounds like I should just avoid purple or just airbrush the fondant covered cake which I am trying to avoid.

Because I am planning a Halloween cake, I think I will stay with yellow and orange colors, maybe even dark blue.

I appreciate all your comments and help.

When I had a similar problem, it was suggested to add 1 tsp. baking soda to 1 pound of purple fondant. I know this won't help for the fondant that's already faded, but something to try for future use. Some people also mentioned that pinks and reds can fade, too.

Thank you DSmo. I am going to mix some right now because I am ready to start designing my practice Halloween "dummy". I have plenty of time to get it right. I thank you for your advice.

Please understand it's not the PURPLE that is fading. It's the red. (red + blue = purple). It's been happenign since they took Red Dye #2 off the market in the 70's.