Coloring Rock Candy
I have been commissioned to create a wedding cake with rock candy as it decoration. In turquoise of all colors, I was thinking no big deal, I'll get online and search for turquoise rock candy, buy a box and be ready to put the cake together! NOPe! Nothing is ever that simple.
First of all I found out turquoise rock candy does not exists, and it's not easy to find the clear stuff in stock anywhere. So I first needed to figure out if I could dye it myself, my first success! It is dyeable. Second to find 5-10 pounds of white rock candy, online out of stock everywhere and 5 stores later I was able to get 1 box. Yep, 1, 5 lb box in all of Salt Lake valley.
Now that I have the candy it is time to show you how to dye it. It's not rocket science I promise. My 5 and 6 year old helped me do it.
Start with taking the candy off its strings and smash it up to the size you need for your project.
Place your rock candy in a zip top bag and put a small, very small dot of paste food color of your choice in the bag and shake the candy. Add more color until you reach the desired shade.
It was a fun project. So get out there and try something you might think is not possible. You might surprise yourself!
