use Wilton colors again. I started using the Americolors and they are fantastic. Doesn't take much to get a beautiful color and the black works like magic (and doesn't leave a gross taste!). I don't think I even started out with chocolate icing. I may have added a bit of brown first just to be safe-can't remember! I haven't tried the red yet-didn't end up making the Elmo cake. I didn't know much about them but gave them a try and I'm glad I did! d

Yes...once you try them...you'll never go back!!! I love Americolors too!!

I recently ordered some and this last week I used them for the first time.

I had a christmas cake to do so I made red, green, and black. I did about 4 cups of icing red and I did not get the bright red I wanted-even after letting it sit for two days. I used almost the entire 1.5 oz bottle. Same thing with black.

Was this too much icing for that amount of color? How much coloring to a cup of icing usually? Is there another trick that I don't know about. Now granted I received much better results than I did with wilton colors-i'm just not sure what went wrong.

Has anyone else had these problems? Any helps would be appreciated b/c the other colors I have tried of Americolor are great-not sure if it was just my experience or not.

Thanks
Leily

Yes..I would think 4 cups of icing is alot !! You need to use more color!! I have the large bottles of red and black so I just keep adding until it is dark enough!!

Yep...Americolors has my vote too! Have you tried the "Electric" Americolors? Really bright colors! They also have a gold that is great too!

Now that I think about it again I think I did add brown to the icing before I added the black. I have been told to make red easier I should add pink first. Guess it kind of primes the icing!

May I ask where I might find these Americolors? Thank you.

I found mine at a cake supply store in Tampa, FL but I believe I have seen them on-line at sugarcraft.com at a reasonable price.

I have the electric blue and electric purple. They are great!

I totally agree 100%. In fact I was thinking of selling all my Wilton on Ebay

You can find Americolor dealers here http://www.americolorcorp.com/. You can also use their "EMAIL US" link at the bottom of that page. If you let them know what area you live in, they will let you know the closest dealer to you. Their colors are great!

Amen!

i can't find Americolors here...

But i'm happy with the Wilton ones...i guess i won't know until i try

LOVE the ELECTRIC COLORS!

Did you know that the same company that makes Wilton's colors also make Americolor...told this by a cake supply store where I purchase my supplies.

I love Americolor, no more toothpicks. I used so many to get just the right color with the wilton gel.

I don't use the toothpicks. I have a 1/8 tsp. that works perfectly. The toothpick method never seemed to work for me.