Help! My Red & Blue Are Pink And Powder Blue!
Decorating By mmcbmi Updated 14 Apr 2007 , 5:57pm by pschlief
I'm trying to make a red, white and blue frosted cake but the red comes out pink or fuscia and the blue comes out powder or purple! I'm using Wilton Red Red and Wilton Royal Blue with Wilton Black. Any suggestions?
then stash this batch in the fridge in airtight container and check it tomorrow.
that'll give you an idea how much they change.
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and as many here will attest --
forget the wilton reds ---
the americolor reds are SO much better!
(i ditched my wilton colors all together!)
I can't remember the name of the stuff but there is cans of frosting. You know the one with the 4 different tips fixed on top of it. They sell them at Hobby Lobby, walmart, vons pretty much everywhere. In a pinch you can use the color that you need and add some of your icing to it. Mix them both together in a bowl and fill your bag. I have only done this for black and red. You have to add some much color to get red, black and dark blue. It saves time and your colors. Good luck.
Let it sit overnight and see what the colors look like the next day. Doug is right - the colors will deepen. I made a sesame street cake for my son's birthday that was very colorful. I wasn't happy with the colors at all when I colored them, especially the red and blue, but they darkened overnight and were perfect the next day. Good luck!
The other question is, how much coloring did you put in? It takes quite a bit w/ red and blue to get it those colors. Also, when trying to get black, start w/ chocolate bc instead of white and it'll go much faster. I agree w/ Doug on waiting a little to see if it darkened. I would say if it's not the shade you want after waiting a few hours, add more color, stir and wait again.
Good luck! 
I don't know if there's anywhere local in your area that carries them, but you can order them from Cake Central and have them shipped in plenty of time to get your cake done. I can't stress enough how great the Americolors are and how much easier it is to get black and red with them! It's worth getting the large bottles of red and black even if you use smaller bottles of the other colors, then you won't have to worry about the red and black problem for a LONG time! Also, you can start off with alot less than you would use of a Wilton color. And everybody is right, the colors will develop alot more as they sit. Even letting it sit for 30 minutes or an hour will make a big difference in the intensity of the color. Good luck!! 
Start off with pink icing then add "RED NO TASTE". You will need a couple of vials in order to get that deep red without the bitter taste. Dipping the tooth pick in will not be enough. Forthose small red areas you can purchase the pre-colored icing tubes sold at Michaels in the Wilton aisle.
Using too much red, burgundy or black will give your icing a bitter taste.
A suggestion is also to add some kool aid powder (the little envelopes that you are supposed to add sugar and water) that will help a little with the colour and give you an added bonus of flavour.
Also check your lighting - colour shows up different in flourescent lighting - my grey was lavender!
Good luck!
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