Use gel (paste) food colours. Don't use liquid colours because they make the sugar paste sticky and hard to work with.
I usually use Wilton and Sugarflair brands. But there's many other good ones out there. If you are not sure which brands to choose, go through online reviews.
I usually use Wilton and Sugarflair brands. But there's many other good ones out there. If you are not sure which brands to choose, go through online reviews.
- Use gloves if you want to keep your hands stain-free. Food-safe gloves are made from polyethylene, latex, vinyl or nitrile.
- If you need to make red or black, use concentrated colors like Extra Red Sugarflair or Extra Black Sugarflair.
- If you need large amounts of coloured paste (especially red or black), consider buying colored sugar pastes. You will save a lot of time.
- You don't need to buy many colours. You just need a few. There's more information about which colors to buy and how to mix them to get the exact color you want here.