I need to know the tricks on getting your icing colors bright. I use the wilton gel colors but the never seem to be bright enough. I am doing a baby einstein cake and I need vibrant primary colors, red, blue, yellow, green, purple. Is there a certain type of coloring that works best or what? Thank you so much for your help!!! 
Does the Americolor have the bad taste that Wilton has when you use a lot to get the colors bright or dark enough?
Check around though...at christmas time I used a cheapie green color that my mom bought for me from the grocery store and it made the absolute prettiest Christmas green ever. So try everything (although I normally use the americolor as well and I do love it!) Hope this helps!
Thank you for all of the help, but there is still a problem. I have to make the cake Friday so that does not leave time for the purchase and shipment of the Americolor. I have almost bought them numerous times but I didn't know if they would be good. I guess i will go with the all shortening recipe and see what I get! Thanks again everyone!!
~Sarah
Do use Crisco, to get your colors brighter, also if you color your icing a hot pink and then add the red, you should get a bright color without the bad taste. Same thing with black, use dark brown first. It helps so you don't have to put half a jar of coloring in. Good luck!!
I did the cake today and it looks GREAT!!! I used a mostly crisco recipe and the wilton colors and it looked really good. Thanks to everyone!!
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I tried posting a picture but it didn't come through so I'm going to try again!!
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