So I made some pink icing last night and ran out of americolor deep pink AND wilton rose. This ALWAYS happens to me. I always run out of the color I am using right in the middle. So, no big deal I went to Michaels today to buy some more wilton rose. They are out of wilton rose! Fine, I buy regular pink. So just now I add some pink to my already pink icing and it starts turning it ORANGE! For real? We don't have any cake decorating stores so there is no way I can replace my americolor today. Now I or my husband have to run all over town trying to find wilton rose. Any other ideas? I am trying to get a nice dark pink to go along with a dark purple and and red.

I think the rose color is just pink with some ivory in it..or even a teeny bit of brown. Do you have ivory? Just use lots of pink so its bright, and then add ivory until its a more dusty pink.

I'm not sure why it would be orange??? Did you only use pink?

Yep I only used pink. Weird. I am just using it the way it is. I got a purple that I really like and I like the pink but am afraid its going to clash with the red fondant bow. Its hard to get a pink that doesn't clash with red!

It is!!!! Customer recently wanted an Abby Cadabby cake that was mostly pink and purple but then wanted Elmo thrown in the mix, with some red as well. It was hard to figure that out! (In my photos)

Cant really help with the color thing, but your pics are great!!!!! Love your work.

I've used a few drops of red to get pink (after all red + white = pink). If you have white coloring you can mix it a bit too.

The Wilton plain pink color is a funky color!!! I had the same problem...it was kind of a peachy orange color for me and just plain gross looking. I don't have any different suggestions, but I wanted you to know that it's not just you!!! Good luck!