How Well Do The Red And Black Americolor Gels Work?
Decorating By MrsMom Updated 17 Aug 2007 , 4:38pm by gramofgwen
Americolors are fantastic...far better than Wilton.
When I make red or black, I mix them at least a day in advance. I start off with a small amount of icing and add some gel and let it sit under the light for about ten minutes and then add more icing and gel. I continue this process until I get the deepness and amount that I want. Also, if I have extra icing left off, I add that to the red and black icing that I keep in the freezer...don't want to run out 
I do the same as Stephanie214 but for the black I start with chocolate frosting if at all possible. It takes less black that way and doesn't end up bitter. Oh, and I used Americolor's super black.
You will never go back to Wilton! They both work great and deepen as they sit, so you can use less color. I agree with using chocolate buttercream for black, but I tend to only use black for small accent pieces anyway so I use whatever I have.
They are so great that I recently bought 1 of every color in their range.
Diane
I threw out all my Wilton colors when I discovered the Americolor ones. They work so much better for me. I mix up red or black 24 hours ahead, so that the color will have time to deepen.
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