Need Help. Red Coloring

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soccermom17 Posted 13 Feb 2007 , 3:44pm
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I'm doing valentine cookies and one cake. i'm using royal icing on the cookies and to make a happy valentines day plaque type thingy to put on the cake.
but how do I get a true red? i have the christmas red and also the no taste red from Wilton.
Any help would be much appreciated. It just isn't dark enough.

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TheCakerator Posted 13 Feb 2007 , 3:47pm
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If you have americolor red that will give you a nice color red

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adrisss Posted 13 Feb 2007 , 3:53pm
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If you have the no taste red from wilton you can use the hole bottle depending on how much icing you have to color to achieve a deep red, the christmas red from wilton will never turn deep enough,


hope the info helps

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Wendoger Posted 13 Feb 2007 , 3:58pm
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(adriss...your avatar is sooooo adorable!)

If ya want it a little darker, maybe try adding a little brown.....

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Sugarbunz Posted 13 Feb 2007 , 5:16pm
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Color it a day or so before you need it and get it to the darkest pink that you think it will take. The colors seem to settle in after a day. My very first cake had an attempt at red roses, but my icing was dark pink no matter how much I put in. However, when it actually was time to use the icing (much later in the day), it had turned into a deep red.

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CCCTina Posted 13 Feb 2007 , 5:25pm
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I tried the KoolAid trick mentioned in previous posts for a Winnie the Pooh cake two weeks ago. I did get red, but boy was that icing tart! I think I added way too much KoolAid.

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soccermom17 Posted 13 Feb 2007 , 5:51pm
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thanks for all of your help.
I'll try adding some brown, and also
letting it set for a while.

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