I have a question. I have been decorating cakes for about 2 1/2 years now, self taught and part time. My question is I have a very hard time getting my buttercream icing to tint red, like a christmas red, it does not matter how much gel colour I use I can't get past a pinky colour. What's the secret.
Thanks so much!

I saw a video on serious cakes where she tints the buttercream orange, adds pink and then adds lots of "no taste" red to it, I havent tried it yet but she got a nice red from it.

Hi Lakergirl,

What brand of colouring are you using? If it's Wilton or just regular food colouring from the grocery store, it is next to impossible to get a true red. The product I use is Red Extra from Sugarflair. I find it works really well! Make sure you let it stand for about half an hour after adding the colour as it darkens quite a bit.

I'm not sure where you can purchase that in Elliot Lake, but I buy it from Klara Johnsons in Cambridge. They have an onine store so I'm assuming the would ship it. http://www.klarajohnsons.com/

Hope that helps!