Help! I know this has been asked before...but I need to make black buttercream. Is there an easy way? I keep getting dark gray, or I put so much black color in the icing that it tastes bitter. How do I get black without it being bitter?? 
Gotta use Americolor Super Black - you don't have to use a ton and it actually gets black black. (Americolor Super Red is great too - might as well get some of that too!)
Do you know if anyone around you carries it? Or do you have time to order online? It really is the best.
If you have to make do with what you have, I know that sometimes as colors sit, they can darken but maybe someone else has some other help.
When I need black icing I start with chocolate frosting and then add the americolor super black. The chocolate syrup frosting here is great!
I wouldn't use chocolate buttercream unless there is chocolate in the cake also. Some people are allergic to chocolate, and would not expect to get chocolate if they ordered a white cake, lemon filling and white buttercream.
Thanks everybody! I'm not sure is anyone local carries Americolor, so I will be doing the choc buttercream! I need it by the weekend. Again, thanks so much!! 
mdutcher...thanks! I think I will try that! Especially since I already have some bc. Thanks again everyone!
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