Digital guide
Colour and Finishes Download
Event colours that stay true, and toppings that stick.
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Custom colour is the highest-margin work there is and the easiest to get wrong. Which colour to use, when to add it, the 30-second window where toppings stick, and how to match a school's colours without making 24 apples twice.
What you'll get for $7
- Gel, powder and liquid colour compared
- Why pastels go muddy, and the white-base fix
- Candy oils versus extracts
- The adhesion window timing table
- Drizzle, crushed candy, sugars and nuts
- Colour matching and topper workflow for events
Why you'll love it
- Sells the upgrade customers pay most for
- One test apple instead of a wasted batch
- Allergy labelling covered properly
Who wrote it
Ashley runs Bad Ash Bakery, where candy apples are the thing people come back for — graduations, team parties, Halloween, baby showers. This is the method she actually uses, including the parts that go wrong.
Refunds. It is a digital file, so it cannot be returned once downloaded. If it is not what you expected, email [email protected] within 14 days and Ashley will refund you.