A Simple Method for Coloring Huge Amounts of Fondant

I try to avoid kneading big volumes of fondant as much as possible. These are my methods for coloring big quantities of fondant without having to knead a large quantity.

I used to make my own birthday cake (here). That bad guy required a LOT of fondant. So I went out to discover the simplest method for coloring big volumes of fondant.

I usually create my own fondant, and I like the LMF recipe from Artisan Cake Company (here). It does not develop elephant skin and is quite simple to deal with.

Theoretically, you can add your color when mixing the fondant, which eliminates the need to color it afterwards, but I nearly never remember to do so.

I knew it would require a lot of fondant when I began putting my cake together, and I don’t enjoy kneading large volumes of it together.

It’s actually a pain in the neck. So I devised a method for doing this in smaller pieces.

There are affiliate links in this post. I earn money as an Amazon Associate by making qualifying purchases.

Here’s the easy way to color large amounts of fondant:

The first step is to calculate how much fondant you’ll need for your complete cake (or for all the tiers that will need to be tinted the same color).

Cake Stacker is an app I like to use on my phone. You may input the measurements of your cake and it will calculate how much fondant you will need. Since I’m a Nervous Nelly, I constantly round up.

After you’ve determined how much fondant you’ll use, divide that total by a figure that will provide around two pound balls of fondant.

For example, suppose I need five pounds of fondant to cover a cake. To begin, I’ll take that number and divide it by two. Of course, this results in 2 pound fondant portions.

Now, measure out those portions. Weigh them on your scale. If they seem to be too much fondant to handle at first, just divide the whole quantity by a greater number, which will give you smaller parts of fondant to work with.

The crucial thing to remember is that each part must weigh the same amount.

By the way, if you need a scale, here it is: Scale in the Kitchen

Now that you’ve split the fondant into even portions, you’ll add the color.

You must use the gel liquid coloring in the dropper bottles for this approach to work.

This procedure may not work precisely as stated if you use the gel coloring in the small jars that need you to use a toothpick.

You must be able to precisely apply color to each fondant area. It’s not impossible, but it’s difficult to acquire the exact same quantities when using the toothpick approach.

You can count how many drops of liquid gel colour you use.

Begin with one ball of fondant and the quantity of gel coloring you estimate you’ll need to get started. RECORD HOW MANY DROPS YOU USE! If you believe you’ll forget, write it down.

Now knead in your color to check whether it’s the right hue. If you need to make changes, simply make a note of what color or colors you added and how much.

Add the same quantity of color to the remaining fondant parts and knead them all together.

After you’re finished, examine your fondant parts to see whether they’re all the same color. Mine seemed to be a good fit for me. It’s very useful when coloring it a pastel hue.

If you’re mixing a difficult hue or a dark color, you may need to knead all of the portions together to ensure the color is consistent. I try to avoid this like the plague since, as you can see at the beginning of this essay, I despise kneading large volumes of dough.

If your colors aren’t matching, you might attempt a more intricate process, such as quartering each fondant portion, mixing the quarters together, and then re-kneading the sections. To be honest, I’m not that complex.

If I can’t discern a difference in the colors of the fondant pieces, I leave them alone. The beautiful thing with LMF fondant is that you heat it just a little before kneading it, making it easier to work with, so when it comes time to spread it out to cover the cake, you’ll end up kneading some of the pieces together anyhow.

That’s all there is to it! The Quick and Simple Way to Color Huge Amounts of Fondant. I hope this helps you, or at the very least saves you some time and neck ache!

Remember to Pin it for Later!