ProGel Concentrated Colour - Purple

How Do You Create a Strong Purple Icing Colour?

Rainbow Dust Purple ProGel Concentrated Colour is designed for cake decorators who want a rich purple shade without adding too much liquid to their icing or mixture. Purple can be a tricky colour to build evenly, especially in buttercream and fondant, so using a concentrated gel gives much better control than standard liquid food colouring.

Start with a small amount and mix thoroughly before adding more. For a softer lilac-purple, use the gel sparingly. For a deeper, more dramatic shade, build the colour gradually and allow buttercream or sugarpaste time to settle before making final adjustments.

What Cake Designs Work Well with Purple ProGel?

Purple is a brilliant choice when a cake needs to feel elegant, magical or bold. It works beautifully for piped buttercream flowers, unicorn cakes and modern celebration designs. It is also a strong choice for floral cakes, especially when paired with rose cutters, flower paste or pre-made sugar flower sprays.

Purple ProGel can be used in buttercream, fondant icing, royal icing, modelling paste and other edible products. It is useful for colouring full batches of icing, but also works well for small details.

How Can You Style Purple Cake Decorations?

For a luxury finish, pair purple tones with white sugarpaste, gold lustre dust or edible pearls. For a more playful look, combine Purple ProGel with pink, blue or turquoise shades. It can also be used carefully with black or navy colouring to create darker plum tones for dramatic cake designs.

The easy-control tube makes it simple to add colour gradually, helping decorators avoid over-colouring while still achieving a strong finish.

Ingredients: Humectant: E422, Water, Colours: E133, E122, Modified starch from tapioca.

Warning: E122 may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children.

Label claims: GM free, gluten free, suitable for vegetarians, certified Kosher and suitable for Halal diets. Made in a factory that handles nuts, eggs, soya and dairy products.