Gold Icing Or Paint

Baking By tirby Updated 25 Mar 2007 , 1:42am by tirby

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tirby Posted 18 Mar 2007 , 11:42pm
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OK I've seen some ( ok lots) of cakes with what LOOK like gold piping on them, very shiny not just color gel. Is it like Gold dust mixed in the buttercream icon_confused.gif ? like Collette P. cakes
Or is it piped in royal icing then painted on? Just curious. I know you CANpain the royal icing. But if thats all it is what is it painted with to stay SO bright like gold???

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cocakedecorator Posted 19 Mar 2007 , 12:43am
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i use gold luster dust to paint on my fondant,royal and bc

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JoAnnB Posted 19 Mar 2007 , 5:30am
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For a metallic look, luster dust is mixed with an alcohol base, like Everclear, lemon extract, or clear vanilla. Take a small amount of the dust, and add alcholol a drop at a time until you have a liquid you can use for paint.

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tirby Posted 20 Mar 2007 , 1:48am
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Thanks, I'll have to start practicing!!

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amodeoandrea Posted 20 Mar 2007 , 1:52am
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Luster dust is soooooo much fun! icon_rolleyes.gif

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starra328 Posted 20 Mar 2007 , 1:59am
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Originally Posted by amodeoandrea

is soooooo much fun! icon_rolleyes.gif




It is i used it for the first time this weekend i had to stop myself or i was going to paint the whole cake gold. icon_biggrin.gif

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amodeoandrea Posted 21 Mar 2007 , 2:27am
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Originally Posted by amodeoandrea

is soooooo much fun! icon_rolleyes.gif



It is i used it for the first time this weekend i had to stop myself or i was going to paint the whole cake gold. icon_biggrin.gif


I had that trouble too!

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tirby Posted 25 Mar 2007 , 1:42am
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OK the order is going in...now what do you think radiant gold or super gold luster dust?

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