Posts by tsal

Hi,   I am making a Xmas cake for my mom's tree trimming party and I wanted to get started on the RI snowflakes.  I am attempting Alton Brown's RI recipe which calls for pasteurized egg whites instead of using my usual...

I agree that FDA approval doesn't mean that it should be consumed in large quantities, but at least you know that you are not decorating with ground up plastic, kwim? I'm a hobbyist so I don't spend a ton of time decorating, but...

I believe those two ingredients are propellants.

And totally edible, I might add.

Just called them directly and they said that yes, all of their colors, even metallics, are FDA approved! Yay!

I am looking at Americolor and they list them as 'Edible paint'. I will email them to ask if they are FDA approved.

So airbrush colors are completely safe? Can you paint with them? I will order the white pearl color and use that instead of those awful dusts (which I just threw out even though some were new and unopened). I am a hobbyist and had no...

Hi,   I was at a cake show recently and one of the vendors mentioned that most petal dusts are considered non-toxic but are not really to be consumed.  Same for pearl and metallic dusts.  I was just watching Joshua...

Hi,   I'm highly allergic to peanuts and nuts, and have always made my own sugar pearls from gumpaste and then painted them with pearl dust.  However, I plan to make a ton of cookies for the holidays for friends and...

As long as you are *really* extra careful about cleaning and sanitizing your work area and you make sure that sick people stay away from the cake - it should be fine. If you are healthy, there is no reason not to proceed. If you do...