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5 Ways to Color Wafer Paper Black

Can you Colour wafer paper?

Coloring wafer paper can sometimes be challenging if you want rich saturated black color and do not have an edible printer or assess to pre-colored wafer paper.

In this video, I’m going to show you 5 ways to color wafer paper black.

So, how to color wafer paper black?

Use oil candy color black
Mix vegetable oil and petal dust
Airbrush black color
Color with black gel color
Mix gel color and glycerin

Watch the video to learn which method I prefer and one method that failed me!

Hope you give it a try and share on social media! I’m excited to see your cake.

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5 Ways to Color Wafer Paper Black