Yikes! Caked Needs To Be Done In 1.5 Hours! Help :)

Decorating By luvalot Updated 14 Oct 2007 , 2:29am by leah_s

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luvalot Posted 13 Oct 2007 , 3:26pm
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I am trying to do a cake that requires a lot of bright red. I have used pretty close to the enhtire bottle of wilton red no tase and it still looks pink! Is there ANYTHING I can do?

Thank you!

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messyeater Posted 13 Oct 2007 , 3:34pm
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I heard you can use some kind of red soda, iss it coolaid?, somebody in the US will hopefully read this and tell you which one. If this is fondant I guess you'll have to add powdered sugar to stop it getting sticky.

To be honest I would go and get more red colour, I'd also try another brand since the wilton one is obviously not working. Failing that go and buy some pre-made red fondant.

Sorry I cant be of more help!

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padawn71 Posted 13 Oct 2007 , 3:34pm
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If you had any chocolate icing that is usually the best way to get red....wilton red is very hard to achieve....

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ctackett Posted 13 Oct 2007 , 3:35pm
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Mix red/red and a little dot of black

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subaru Posted 13 Oct 2007 , 3:35pm
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Try adding just a touch of black to the icing. Usually it will turn red after a few minutes.

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elizw Posted 13 Oct 2007 , 3:38pm
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add a tiny touch of rose (bright pink). it usually makes the red more intense. i do it all of the time!

good luck!!

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FromScratch Posted 13 Oct 2007 , 3:38pm
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How much BC are you coloring?? You should always color the night before.. let it sit so it can darken as it sits. If you are coloring a lot.. it might take 2-3 jars.. I colored soem BC for the fire truck cake I made.. it took 2 bottles of Americolor Super Red.. and it wasn't a TON of BC.. maybe 8 cups? You may just need to get some more red.. also adding yellow might help.. but not too much or you'll get a coral color. Good Luck! icon_smile.gif

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leah_s Posted 14 Oct 2007 , 2:29am
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A lot of food colors don't achieve their full color potential for 2 hours. Soooo, mix in color, wait two hours and check. Then mix in some more and wait two hours.

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