Colour The Icing Red???

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new2bake Posted 27 Feb 2007 , 5:14pm
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hi...can anyone plz tell me how to get the buttercream icing red? i need to ice a pokeball cake and cant get the icing red enough no matter how much red colour i use, it still stays dark pink, even though i tried leaving it for sometime since the colours do get darker w/ time. I only have wilton colours so how do i go abt that? thanks

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dshlent Posted 27 Feb 2007 , 5:40pm
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The only other thing that I have tried is red Kool-aid. It helped and gave it a better taste and smell... but usually for a batch of buttercream it takes me almost the whole container of red to get it dark. Good luck.... You'll get it!!!

~Heather

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nokddng Posted 27 Feb 2007 , 5:47pm
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Does coloring it red effect the taste? I thought I saw somewhere on here that it could. What about when you color something black? Just would like to know for future reference. icon_smile.gif

Thanks!

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moniquerei Posted 27 Feb 2007 , 6:02pm
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I've heard that using a powder type coloring works the best for a true red

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dshlent Posted 27 Feb 2007 , 6:06pm
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Actually I've done that too and it does help!!!! icon_smile.gif

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patton78 Posted 27 Feb 2007 , 6:08pm
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I am not sure what you can do for now although the Kool-aid idea sounds like a good idea. For future referance, I strongly advise buying Americolor True Red. This stuff is awesome and you really do get a true red with little color.

Yes, icing with too much red or black coloring will have a weird, nasty taste. That is why Wilton makes a no taste red. But I do not have this problem when using Americolor because you do not need to use a lot of gel to get the desired color. If you want a black icing, first start with a chocolate buttercream, you will end up using a lot less black gel.

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tichay Posted 27 Feb 2007 , 6:09pm
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got this tip from my Wilton instructor years ago --- combine the red no taste with both the christmas red and a little bit red red ... then let it sit for at least a day

depending on what kind of BC you are using, this trick works everytime with her altered version of the wilton class recipe

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tyty Posted 27 Feb 2007 , 6:18pm
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I start with hot pink, then add no-taste red and chinese red. This has been the best way for me to get a true red.

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clsilvus Posted 27 Feb 2007 , 6:27pm
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AMERICOLOR....that's all I have to say.

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new2bake Posted 1 Mar 2007 , 1:16pm
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thanku evryone for all ur help, i dont have red red colour or chineese red, neither do i get americolors here where i live so i'll just try emptying the whole tub to get red!!!!

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