I
use gel colours to dye my fondant but regular food colouring will work too.
Step 15: For the liner, apply Colourpop Crème
Gel Colour in Call Me, deep plummy brown, to the upper lashline.
NYX Shadow Base - White White Shadow Sephora Collection Retractable Waterproof Eyeliner - 08 Brown MAC Blue Brown Pigment Colourpop Super Shock Shadows: So Quiche, Tea Party, Sailor, Cheap Date, Arrow, Cusp BH Cosmetics BH So Hollywood Palette (Lilac, Pink, Violet, Green) Sephora Collection Retractable Waterproof Eyeliner - 36 Colourpop
Crème Gel Colour - Call Me L'oreal Paris Voluminous Mascara 305 Black
-- 65 grams almond flour — 65 grams icing sugar — 45 grams castor sugar — 50 grams aged egg whites — 1/8 tsp cream of tartar —
Purple Gel Colour (1 drop of Violet from Americolor)-- 2 Earl Grey Tea Bags
A limited - edition trio of
mini gel colours that provide a fresh, wet gloss without stickiness for cheeks and lips and offer super hydrating lip protection.
I have a friend who bakes elaborate party cakes and even though he does it at home, the investment in equipment like pans and tools and even things like a good selection of
gel colours cost a fair bit.
While liquid, gel, paste, and soft gel food colourings can all be used to tint Royal Icing, I recommend
soft gel colouring, a relatively thick, concentrated dye that comes in a container fitted with a dropper.
I thought I was being generous with
the gel colour but not generous enough.
For the French meringue method explained below,
gel colour can be added to the meringue OR when folding in the almond mixture, whereas powdered colour can be added to the ground almond mixture.
We use
these gel colours from Wilton.
Chefmaster Liqua - Gel is a widely available brand of soft
gel colouring.