PME Cake - Ready-to-use icings
PME Cake Red Icing for Cookies 120 g
Ready-to-use intense red liquid icing in a flexible bottle with fine tip for Christmas, Valentine's, and festive cookie decoration
The PME Cake Icing for Cookies in red color, flexible bottle format 120 g (4.25 oz), is a ready-to-use liquid icing with intense red pigmentation, ideal for Christmas cookie decoration (shortbreads, Santas, gingerbread, trees, stars), Valentine's cookies (hearts, "Love" writing), brightly colored birthday cookies, and all festive pastries with a red theme.
The bottle is equipped with a fine tip with screw cap that allows precise dosing to create outlines, fillings, names, heart patterns, stars, trees, and details by hand. No additional equipment needed: no piping bag, no whisk, no red coloring to dose.
Intense red is particularly difficult to achieve with homemade royal icing (you have to overdose the coloring, which alters the taste and liquefies the icing). PME Cake Red offers a deep, stable red, without bitterness and without pinkish hue after drying. Ideal format for Christmas cookie decoration in pastry shops, family workshops in December, Valentine's Day orders in February, and traditional gingerbread cookie productions.
Consumption calculator
How many bottles to plan based on the number of cookies to decorate.
Technical specifications
- • Brand: PME Cake (UK / Spain)
- • Format: flexible bottle 120 g (4.25 oz)
- • Color: deep intense red
- • Type: ready-to-use liquid icing
- • Tip: fine with screw cap for precise tracing
- • Texture: fluid liquid compatible with fine patterns and fillings
- • Storage: in a cool, dry place, away from light and direct heat
- • Packaging: sold individually
Why choose ready-to-use red
Red is the most difficult color to achieve in homemade royal icing. To get an intense red, you have to overdose the food coloring, which creates 3 major problems: bitter taste, liquefaction of the consistency, and pink or orange tint when drying. PME Cake Red Icing avoids these difficulties:
- • Stable deep red: intense red pigmentation after drying, without turning pink or orange
- • Neutral taste: no bitterness, unlike homemade icings overloaded with red coloring
- • Controlled texture: stable consistency suitable for fine tracing and filling
- • Material savings: no need to buy a large bottle of separate red food coloring
- • Egg-free: egg white-free formulation, suitable for customers allergic to eggs and for extended shelf life
Red, the signature color for 2 strong seasons
The PME Cake Red Icing is positioned for 2 very strong seasonal peaks. It is the most profitable color to keep in stock:
- • Christmas (November to end of December): Christmas shortbreads, gingerbread cookies, trees, stars, Santa Clauses, outlines on white background
- • Valentine’s Day (mid-January to February 14): red hearts, romantic cookies, writings "Love", "I love you"
- • Permanent Card: birthdays with bright colors, stylized strawberries, poppies, cinema cookies (cinema, theater), warm-toned weddings
- • Halloween (October): blood cookies, vampires, drops, combined with black and purple for a horror effect
Plan your stock: order your red bottles starting in October for the Christmas season (high turnover mid-November to December 24), and keep 2 to 3 bottles for Valentine’s Day in February.
Themed red cookie ideas
- • Christmas Star Shortbread: full red fill, fine white lines for snowflake effect, or raised gold pearls
- • Santa Claus: red fill for hat and suit, white details (beard, fur) and beige skin tone for the face
- • Valentine’s Heart: heart-shaped cookie with intense red fill, "Love" or name written in white in the center
- • Red Gingerbread Cookie: gingerbread man with red suit, black eyes, white mouth, yellow or orange buttons
- • Christmas Tree: red outline on white background with colored balls (red, green, gold) in dotted pattern
- • Stylized Rose: red circle fill with central spiral, green leaves in PME Cake green icing
- • Ladybug: red circle with large black spots, ideal for a spring child’s birthday
- • Stylized strawberry: strawberry shape filled with intense red, small white seeds dotted, and green leaves at the top
Instructions for use
- • Step 1: shake the bottle for 10 to 15 seconds to homogenize the icing
- • Step 2: unscrew the nozzle cap (keep it nearby to close quickly)
- • Step 3: test the flow on parchment paper to adjust hand pressure
- • Step 4: first trace the outline of the design (cookie frame), then fill in the inside
- • Step 5: let dry for 30 to 60 minutes in open air before handling decorated cookies
- • Step 6: close the bottle immediately after use to prevent the tip from drying out
Patissland tips for successful red cookies
Tip 1: always protect clothes and surfaces
Intense red stains more permanently than other colors: textiles, light work surfaces, skin (rinses off with water, disappears in a few hours), fabric tablecloths. For kids' workshops, always set up a disposable plastic tablecloth and provide aprons + wet wipes within reach. If red touches a light garment, rinse immediately with cold water.
Tip 2: the winning Christmas combo = red + white + green
For Christmas cookies, the classic combination is red PME Cake + white PME Cake + green PME Cake. Allows you to make trees (red with green decorations), Santa Clauses (red and white), holly (red with green leaves), gingerbread men with red and white costumes. Stock these 3 colors side by side from October for the season.
Tip 3: create a Christmas kit for €24 in-store
To boost December sales, create a Christmas gift kit for €24 containing: 1 bottle of red PME Cake Icing + 1 white bottle + 1 green bottle + 1 packet of edible gold decorations. Ideal for parents who want to organize a Christmas cookie workshop with their children at home. Comfortable gross margin and average basket multiplied by 4 compared to buying a single bottle.
Composition and nutritional information
Ingredients: sugar, water, corn starch, inverted sugar syrup, humectant (E422), emulsifier (E471), glucose, palm oil, flavoring, thickeners (E466, E406, E410), colorants (E160a, E120), preservative (E202).
The intense red color is achieved thanks to the combination of E160a (carotenoids, a natural orange dye of plant origin) and E120 (cochineal / carminic acid, a natural red dye of animal origin).
Note: this product contains E120 (cochineal / carminic acid), an animal-origin dye (insect extract). It is not suitable for vegan customers who exclude all animal-derived ingredients. It remains compatible with vegetarian and halal diets.
Nutritional values per 100 g:
- • Energy: 1297 kJ / 310 kcal
- • Fats: 0 g (of which saturated: 0 g)
- • Carbohydrates: 77 g (of which sugars: 76 g)
- • Proteins: 0 g
- • Salt: 0,01 g
Allergens: may contain traces of soy and milk. Check the bottle label before use if you have allergies.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the red really intense or does it lean towards pink?
PME Cake Red Icing offers a deep red that remains stable after drying, without turning pink or orange. This is precisely the advantage compared to homemade royal icing overloaded with red dye, which often turns pale pink or orange after drying.
How many Christmas cookies can be decorated with one bottle?
For fully filled Christmas cookies (trees, stars, Santa Clauses), 1 bottle covers about 30 medium cookies. For fine outlines and writing on a white background (Merry Christmas, snowflake patterns), up to 240 cookies. The calculator at the top of the page gives you the exact estimate based on your project.
Is the red icing suitable for vegans?
No, the red icing contains E120 (cochineal / carminic acid), a natural dye obtained from insects (cochineal). For strict vegan customers, choose PME Cake colors without E120 instead. The product remains compatible with vegetarian, halal, and kosher diets.
Does the icing stain skin and clothes?
Yes, intense red is one of the most staining colors in the range. On skin, rinse with water, disappears in a few hours. On fabrics, immediate rinsing with cold water is essential before the stain sets. For children’s workshops, a disposable plastic tablecloth and aprons are mandatory.
How long does full drying take?
Surface drying in 30 minutes to 1 hour. Complete drying between 4 and 8 hours depending on the thickness of the icing and ambient humidity. For red cookies to be wrapped in cones or gift boxes, wait at least 8 hours to avoid sticking or discoloration of the box.
Is it suitable for children in baking workshops?
Absolutely, it’s even the ideal use for family Christmas workshops. The flexible bottle with a fine tip is easy for children from 5-6 years old to handle (with supervision). Plan 1 red bottle for 3 children, plus white and green for Christmas details. Clothing protection + tablecloth is mandatory due to red’s staining power.
Which colors go well with red?
Red pairs especially well with: white (Christmas, Valentine’s, lettering), green (Christmas, trees, holly), gold and golden (premium Christmas), black (Halloween, vampires, ladybugs), yellow (children’s birthday, superheroes). The PME Cake range comes in 9 colors to mix all moods.
How long does an opened bottle last?
Once opened and properly closed after each use, the bottle keeps until the best before date indicated on the packaging (usually 12 to 18 months after production). Store in a cool, dry place away from direct heat. Shake vigorously before each use to re-homogenize the contents.
To go further
Complete your Christmas and Valentine’s cookie decorating station:
- Discover the full PME Cake range and our cake design accessories.
- To cut your Christmas and Valentine’s cookies, browse our cookie cutters (trees, stars, hearts, Santa Clauses, gingerbread).
- Add the finishing touch with our edible decorations (golden pearls, red sprinkles, Christmas glitter).
- Showcase your creations in our cake boxes for sale or Christmas gifts.
Shipping and Delivery
Processing and Delivery Times
- Order Preparation: 0 to 2 working days
- France, Belgium, Germany: 1 to 2 working days
- Europe: 2 to 5 working days
- Click & Collect Osny: 24-48h
Shipping Fees
- FR, BE, DE: based on weight
- Europe: based on country and weight
- Click & Collect Osny: Free
Exact fees are calculated at checkout.
