Can anyone give me some suggestions to get a really red buttercream for decorations. I have 3 projects that need this and have not been able to get it as red as I want.
I appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks,
Hummingbird59
It takes a LOT of red color...........sometimes almost a whole bottle, depending on how much you're tinting. It is easier for me if I tint it pink first. Also, I think the powdered icing color works WAY better.
Thanks for asking hummingbird, I have a true red cake for Saturday...wondering same thing! 
Chefmaster liqua gel is the best for red & black. It doesn't have to sit over night to become dark red and it doesn't take very much. They are very vibrant colors.
Got this off of www.bakedeco.com website
"Chefmaster is a leading manufacturer of food colors preferred by master decorators for over 50 years
"Liqua-Gel Food Color is formulated with the concentration of Gel or Paste colors, and packaged in a convenient squeeze bottle with a color coded cap
Easy mixing
Freeze tolerant
Formulated for Whipped Toppings and Buttercreme Icings
Fade and Bleed Resistant
Will not break down icings
Easy Clean up"
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