Hello there,

Has anybody ever heard of Franceville Soft Artists Pastels that are used to decorate cakes. Would appreciate any help and hints as I have a box of them but no idea what to do with it.

If they are CHALK pastels, you can grate them through a fine grater/tea strainer and then use a soft artists brush to color fondant or gum paste pieces. If they are OIL pastels, they are not for use on cakes.

Rae

Thanks for the info BlakesCakes. They are a box of 24 Chalk sticks that are the most beautiful colours. I will now get some fondant and practice using the chalks.

Glad to be helpful, Barbara.

If you find that a color is too bright and you want to tone it down, you can either grate white into it, or better yet (to conserve your white pastel stick) just add a bit of cornstarch to it. Try to keep brushes dedicated to the same/similar colors and to clean them, again pounce them in more cornstarch onto a paper towel, rather than wetting them.

Rae

Hey, Barbara -

I looked for these chalks online, but could not find a link for them. Are they labeled non-toxic? If not, they cannot be used on a cake.

If you have a link for them, please post it for us.

Thanks --

Theresa

The chalks are labelled non-toxic. They were purchased from a cake decorating shop in Melbourne, Australia and they ship items worldwide.
Any queries can be sent to them : [email protected].
Apparently these are also used in scrapbooking and they are available on www.scrapbookfantasies.com.au.

Just use them as you would petal dust.

Pastels? I have a huge set of them and never thought of using them as petal dust. I'll have to see if they're labeled "non-toxic". There is such a wonderful array of colors available it would be a great find. Thank you!

Pastels? I have a huge set of them and never thought of using them as petal dust. I'll have to see if they're labeled "non-toxic". There is such a wonderful array of colors available it would be a great find. Thank you!