Hi this is what I do for my RI pipe it on let dry use gold luster dust mixed with almond extract you need the alcohol and with a paint brush go over your pipping. need to do a few times works well for me I hope this helps
You can try mixing a little buttercup yellow + brown until you get a gold color.
Hi this is what I do for my RI pipe it on let dry use gold mixed with almond extract you need the alcohol and with a paint brush go over your pipping. need to do a few times works well for me I hope this helps
I second this...and I just did this on Sunday for the ballerina birthday cake I made for my Aunt's 70th b'day. It was a lot of work, but it really made it pop!
If you just want a 'golden' yellow color, just color the icing w/a gel/powder. But if you want a lustrous metallic, leannsloan nailed it - pipe, dry and paint w/the luster dust. It's tedious, but it is an awesome result. If you want a bright gold, golden charm and if you want a little more depth - old gold is great.
Good luck!
Wendl
Here's a recipe/link that may help. http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2039-Piping-silver-and-gold.html
Ditto on the Americolor Gold. It's fabulous!!
Indydebi, I tried that recipe for making silver this past week and it was awesome! I printed the recipe out a long time ago and never tried it until friday and I love it, Can't wait to try it with gold.
I have a cake next week for a Red Egg & Ginger party. The mom wants gold swirls & red gumpaste flowers. Would I be better off just painting the swirls & lines or piping the gold on? I have never worked with gold or silver before other than to dust with. Thanks in advance. 
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