Posts by thecakemaker

I just had this same problem. I used an entire bottle of americolor to one batch of buttercream. I got more of a red-orange. I just uploaded pictures of the cake - looks more red in the pictures.

Thank you RaeI got a late start on decorating the cake so I didn't get to try the CC. I will definitely try it out soon so I'll know how it will work when I need it!My red was okay ~ I used yellow trim to make the red seem darker and it...

Great! These colors work extremely well and leave no taste.Let us know how it works!Rae[/quote]Thanks! Will let you know!One question ~ does it have to sit overnight when using CC?

I use the perfectly chocolate frosting recipe on the side of Hershey's Cocoa. It's delishious and covers, spreads, smooths well! I don't know about green though - I don't think it will work for color.

I've heard of that also TexasSugar ~ I didn't replace my liquid with the color as it would have taken much more than one bottle but I did replace part of the liquid with it - I did use an entire bottle of Americolor Super Red.

Thanks everyone. It is now red-orange after sitting overnight. It's too late to start with pink but I do have crystal colors at home. I use them for gumpaste flowers - i've never tried coloring buttercream with it. Will have to add...

Has anyone tried his colors yet?

I have one batch of buttercream ~ 1 cup butter + 1 cup hi ratio shortening + 2 lbs pwd sugar and one entire bottle of Super Red Americolor = Orange frosting. Exactly how many bottles of Super Red Americolor should it take to make one...

They're darn expensive at the grocery store!

It was done with a spatula. I did a wedding cake similar to the second one a couple years back.