im makeing a spiderman bust tomorrow and have to die my buttercream red red. i wasnt really worried about it but then i read some comments on here stating that its harder than other colors. should i be worried? dont i just mix the color in when im making the frosting? does it just take extra or something? sorry im just getting nervous cuz i have to have the whole thing done sunday morning lol. would it be better to run to micheals and get the color spray can things?
any advice would be great thanks 
I'm sure others will give you better advice but I know for a fact that red is a really tough colour to get right. You may want to make your icing as soon as possible and colour it so you can see if it goes the shade of red you want. Trying to colour just before you ice may end up being a bit frustrating.
i'm not sure but I think I remember someone saying colour the icing pink then add red..
HTH (a little bit!)
you just need to add a ton of colour, although it depends what brand you have - it takes more of wilton than it will of americolor.
id agree to make ur icing soon, so the colour can deepen too.
xx
I have found that letting fondant or frosting sit overnight after dying it red helps. I don't know why, but the color seems to deepen as it sits. And yes, it takes a LOT of red. I have been using Duff's icing colors lately. It comes in a tube, similar to toothpaste, and makes it so easy. Getting red and black takes only 2 minutes now. Never going back to Wilton!
oh my goodness i hate making red! i ended up using 2.5oz red color the wilton kind and its still kind of a funky red not to mention because of all the color my icing got runny so had to add mmore ps then it tasted funny. oh my it took all morning to get that stupid icing to be just ok lol! letting it sit definitly help with the color tho.
thanks for everyones advice i will post a pic soon 
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