I saw a recent post about airbrushing corn syrup on fondant to give it a glossy, patent leather type look. I don't have an airbrush, but I'll be doing a Star Wars cake this weekend with a light saber, so I want to give the light saber a glossy and shiny appearance. Can I just brush corn syrup straight on it? Do I have to mix it with some water first? Or is there something else I should use instead of corn syrup? Thanks for any help or advice!

Don't know what kind of fondant you use, but I use MMF. If I buff it with my palm, it gets quite glossy, without adding anything to it.

I love the super pearl luster dust and use it lightly and it will give it a more shiny surface. Sometimes we put a tiny amout of crisco on our hands when we rub the fondant and it will make it more shiny also. Just don't do both of these together or the dust will clump!

Good Luck!

The trick I found out (was my post about the cornsyrup) was to mix cornsyrup and water in a spray bottle not the airbrush. A light spraying gives a glossy look. I didn't get to try it but it sounds like it would work.

I just had to make a moving box cake with clear tape running across it and lightly brushed piping gel in the area for the tape. It came out very glossy in that area. I don't know it that is the look your after but it worked out for my purpose....

That's right- I'd heard about the spray bottle before - that's a great idea! And I never thought about the piping gel! I'll experiment with both and see what happens. Thanks, guys! (or ladies, as the case may be!)