[Andy Birkenhead]

I'm trying to make pink buttercream, but I'm just getting a Salmon pink, instead of what I want, which is a 'girly' pink.
If I carry on putting more red food colouring in, will it affect the taste ?

[hornbeam]

No it wont affect the taste but it wont make the icing pink.

I had this problem several years back when I ended up with icing the colour of blood

If you want pink icing you have to buy the "pink" colouring specially

[Andy Birkenhead]

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Originally Posted by hornbeam

No it wont affect the taste but it wont make the icing pink.

I had this problem several years back when I ended up with icing the colour of blood

If you want pink icing you have to buy the "pink" colouring specially

I did buy "pink" colouring but it wasn't dark enough, although I put quite a bit in !

[Victoria Sponge]

Andy are you using liquid or concentrated gel colour? Because the latter is much, much better. But still, if you want pink you need to use pink rather than red, and if you use the concentrated stuff it'll give you a truer colour.

[Andy Birkenhead]

I'm using the liquid. Money is very tight and that's what I could afford

[degsyhufc]

Have you tried beetroot or pomegranite juice/colouring?