Coloring Buttercream Red!!

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poochynooch Posted 4 Mar 2006 , 3:26am
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Any ideas on what product to use to color buttercream so that it comes out red and not pink? Have used Wilton Xmas Red and no taste red but have had no luck - turns out pink. I am in Canada and hopefully I can purchase product here.

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janethorp Posted 4 Mar 2006 , 3:31am
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Americolor Soft Gel Paste.
Cake central sells it

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cakesondemand Posted 4 Mar 2006 , 5:30am
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Works well if you use chocolate icing and it doesn't take so much red.

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chaptlps Posted 4 Mar 2006 , 5:39am
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here's an ironic twist.
If you actually color the frosting pink first (with pink coloring) and then add the red it will turn out red. interesting ain't it.

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cakesondemand Posted 4 Mar 2006 , 5:42am
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Yes that works too.

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hamie Posted 4 Mar 2006 , 5:51am
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I could not get my bc red enough last week, someone suggested the red spray. It worked great.

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Lazy_Susan Posted 4 Mar 2006 , 6:10am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cakesondemand

Works well if you use chocolate icing and it doesn't take so much red.




Chocolate icing will turn red? That would be cool! icon_smile.gif

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klg1152 Posted 4 Mar 2006 , 12:26pm
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yeah starting with the pink first works like a charm - that was one of the first tips our Wilton instructor gave us. FYI, for brown add cocoa powder first, cuts down on the amount of brown coloring you will use.

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mtdk454 Posted 4 Mar 2006 , 1:32pm
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I have heard that the longer that you let it sit, the darker that it gets. Try making it the night before.

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jmcakes Posted 4 Mar 2006 , 1:38pm
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I was just wondering the same thing. Thanks everyone..you all are so greaticon_smile.gif

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MeredithLA Posted 4 Mar 2006 , 4:57pm
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I had to do an Elmo cake with red icing. It definitely darkens over time. I would suggest making it even 4-5 days ahead. Great tips on using pink first, I'll try that next time!

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ShelbysYummys Posted 4 Mar 2006 , 5:32pm
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I usually always start my red with pink / black with blue/ brown with chocolate
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prettycakes Posted 4 Mar 2006 , 5:41pm
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I was decorating sugar cookies the other day and by accident found that coloring your icing pink before you turn it red works really great.

This is what happened. I only had one pig to color so I made pink icing. Then, I didn't want to waist the extra and had a couple of lady bugs to color, so I added my red color to the pink and that was the best looking red I have ever had. (BTW, I was using poured sugar icing). I usually get a coral color if I just use the red.

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