Hi everyone! I am looking for some ideas for a buttercake with buttercream icing. The occasion is for an 25th anniversary, possibly some bells and flowers. Any tips on how to use silver luster dust for the writing. Thank you so very much.

Gloria

Have you seen the gallery here? My 25th is coming up next year so I've been on the lookout - these two are my favorties.

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&album=9&pos=19

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&album=9&pos=30

Good luck with the writing - I have found this to be very difficult.

Thank you so very much Newbie. I'll probaby try the first one and see how that comes out before tackling with another. Have a great day.

Gloria

Hi 2cakes! I just used luster dust (on my MD cake), liquified with vodka, and it was easy to paint on with a small brush. It is a little tricky to keep it the right consistency, be sure to put it in something very small to mix it, even a bottle cap, since the alcohol evaporates pretty fast. You just need to have crusted icing, then you should be able to paint the liquified luster dust without a problem. You could probably use it dry, but I think the color is more intense with the liquid.
Hope this helps a little. Janice

I've added silver highlighter to clear piping gel and you get silver to write with. I've done it with gold and silver, but you need the highligher so you can get the mosty intense color.

I don't know how to add a picture here, but in bridal shower photos And two shall become one is a cake I added gold highligher to piping gel. You can't see the true effect that it does. I piping gel actually comes out almost mattallic looking. Very pretty.

Ivy

Hi Ivy! Thank you for the tips. Very helpful.


Gloria

Hi, Gloria, I drink very little, but bought a small bottle of vodka expressly for mixing with the luster dust. The clear vanilla extract might work, I've read so much info here it gets jumbled in my brain!
I just remembered the vodka worked and bought some to use. Janice

Hi Janice! Thank you for the reply. I read a post where someone said that you can use either vodka or .....................something, but just don't know what the other thing is. Maybe someone on the forum can help me with the other thing? But I appreciate your thoughts in helping me. Have a nice day.

Gloria

you can use vanilla. you need something that has liquor in it. as long as its clear vanilla i think the other will change the color of your dust.

The links I posted here last week no longer go to the right cakes I meant to show you - I must have done something wrong. The two cakes I liked are in the anniversary gallery. They are both white, with silver or silvery accents. One is by "MrsMissey" and one is by "angies" - hope you can find them.

As for the liquid, try lemon extract - it's got the right color and enough alcohol. Good luck!

Hi, I'm sure glad I'm not the only one who can't retain all of this helpful information! I try to write it down when I find them, then I can't find where I wrote them down...

Anyway, the lemon extract and/or vanilla sounds good, and usually already in the pantry, maybe I can remember that this time!
Janice

you can use peppermint extract, everclear or pretty much anything edible with alcohol in it.

Why does it have to have alcohol in it? Is it simply an evaporation thing?

Thanks.

Hi everyone! Thank you all so very much for the ideas. Have a pleasant day. I'll take pictures of the cake and as soon as pictures are developed, I'll post them all including my class on cake decorating.