Can anyone tell me how they get their BBF to tint to the level of color (such as red) they are trying for. I tried the other day, to tint my BBF a red red, and all I could get was a funny red color, which was a little dull. I used wilton's red red icing color gel. It just seems with colors like red, it's really hit and miss when tinting BBF. It seems like no matter how much icing coloring gel I put in, I can only achieve a color that is not quite the red shown on the bottle. I want the red you get when you get premade colored BBF. I want my colors to be brilliant without dark spots or smudgy discolored areas.
BBF?? Not sure the meaning on that one, sorry=( Jen
I'm not sure what 'BBF' is either, but reds and blacks are very difficult for me too. I ALWAYS make my icing or fondant a day or two in advance if trying to achieve these intense colors. When I start getting say a darkish pink, I let it rest overnight, and the color always intensifies.
I do the same with reds... I colour it using a combination of wilton's no taste red paste and americolor's super red gel. I get it to about 3/4 of the desired colour and then let it rest for at least 8 hours covered (I use a cursting buttercream.) And since the colour also changes once it crusts and air dries, I always take a small sample and let it air dry to see the colour.
The key is letting the icing setup. The colours will deepend over time and with drying. Test first. I made a red once and actually ended up with a too red colour.
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