Did you know colored icing can fade in the sun? Well, it apparently does.

[mariadnoca]

So I this afternoon I iced a bunch of cookies pink for my niece's Sweet 16 party tomorrow, they'd requested a specific color pink, and because I was kinda late getting them done, I put them out in my sunroom to dry/harden. It's been 2 hours and I just checked on them. They were not in direct sun, but it seems for a time a tray got some sun. And they've all faded to nearly white. One cookie still shows some pink on one side. I used a brand new bottle of Americolor Gel Deep Pink color. Piped them several shades of pink and now...nothing.

I had SO much trouble with these darn cookies and now this???

 

[deb-in-mi]

(((Maria)))

 

[barb_b]

Ah Man! Sorry, no words or advise on how to fix, just letting you know I feel your frustration

 

[mariadnoca]

Well, I kinda painted more pink icing on top of some of them

after they'd dried and I can't tell you how messy and awful these ALL look. Plate garnish is going to be super important, at least I'm good with that.

Felt I needed to put out a PSA on that icing incident though.

 

[marilynfl]

My sentiments exactly. This is like Deb's cookies breaking in the freezer. Why doesn't

this stuff happen when it's not critical!

 

[traca]

I would write the company. Imagine bridal shower cakes and such in the sun. The color

should hold better than that. I'd also add a review about it on Amazon.

 

[karennoca]

Quote from Wilton site: "Fading colors: Sunlight or fluorescent light will cause some colors to fade

 

[mariadnoca]

Here is a pix of how they turned out

I used a food safe brush to paint a pink wash back over most, but you can see how faded they got with the #16 cookie that once was soft pink with bubble gum pink polka dots. They all looked that color before I did the wash.

http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/yy163/4ebay_bucket/Food/emma%20cookie2_zpsmcyxwwm0.jpg

 

[mariadnoca]

and one more. As you can see I left some faded.

http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/yy163/4ebay_bucket/Food/emma%20cookie_zpsaduu41aj.jpg

 

[lisainla]

Thanks for sharing this info - you would think that the light wouldn't affect the color, since

food coloring is used in cooked items- I equate light with heat but obviously not the same thing!

 

[mariadnoca]

The thing was -- this was pro food coloring, so I was even more taken aback by this happening.

 

[marilynfl]

Next time store them in the Bat Cave.

 

[mariadnoca]

They are actually, but I'd just bought it 4 days before from a local store.

 

[marilynfl]

Maybe the dye lot was old when you bought it. Contact the company with the lot information.

 

[mariadnoca]

Of course the dye won't come out of my white spoonula - even soaked in OxyClean. Sheesh!

 

[lisainla]

Rubbing salt in the wound. smileys/frown.gif I wonder if you set it out in the sun if the stain would fade?

I know the spoonulas are very porous, so that is a long shot. I had to start washing mine by hand, as they absorb the dishwasher detergent and I could taste it in the foods I was stirring.