I need to make Black Royal Icing so I can do some piping. I can't remember what colors I start with to make the black really black and not gray. Can anyone help me with this?

I always just use black but I imagine there are better informed people out there than me Good luck!

I also just use black.

americolor super black is all you need. Won't need alot of it either. But...if you have wilton black then i would probably tint it brown first and then move on to black so that you are not using a whole jar of the stuff.

If you are using wilton pastes it is easier to tint brown or dark blue. I have found that if i have a lot of other colors of icing around, to mix them all up to make the funky brown color, then add the black. You can also freeze butter cream after tinting this way, but not sure on the RI. HTH

Hey, thanks guys. I am getting ready to use black RI tomorrow and was going to use wilton. Now I will make sure and get some americolor. Thank you so much for the post!

You should add an extra tablespoon of meringue powder to your batch of RI to compensate for the extra liquid going into the icing. Deep, dark colors like navy blue, black, brown, and red can make the icing crumbly and weak once it's dried. Add extra Tbsp of meringue powder solves this problem.

Thank you Cakepro! I will do this!