I'm making royal icing poinstettas for a christmas cake...I have Wilton Christmas red, used (what I thought) was quite a bit and it just isn't red
I saw a post where someone recommended Americolor..I don't have time to order that
Any hint on making the wilton colors deeper---let it sit for a while--will the color deepen--or just add more?
It will deepen with time but if it's still to pink just keep adding red. I use a few different colors of red. I use the Wilton Red, Red and the Christmas Red. I just keep adding until I get the color I want. It does take alot of red. Ive used the Wilton reds in all of my pics 
Good Luck!
You might try adding the red tube icing from wilton to your icing.
I use the no taste Red and it definitely darkens with time. I was worried on my spiderman cake because I didn't want him to be pink and light blue, but he turned out well with pretty vibrant color
I have found that Christmas Red will never give you a good red color no matter how much you use--you will get a nice deep pink. No-Taste and Red Red are your best bets for a decent red color. But if you have already added the Christmas Red, go ahead and add just a bit of the no-taste or the Red Red and it will turn--don't waste what you already made. 
But, yup, for future stuff, go ahead and order the Americolor Super Red--it is the best!
You can also get a good red by first coloring your icing hot pink (I use pink and rose) and then adding the red color - you'll be surprised how easy it is to get a decent red this way. I did this until learning about americolors!!!
~Chelle
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