Can I mix pearl luster dust with vanilla and add to my buttercream to give it a shiny appearance?
Thanks,
Crystal
I wouldn't do it for the entire cake---it will get old quick! I mix mine w/ vodka. You'll need something w/ a high alcohol %
you can't mix it in the icing...it has to go on the surface.
i use lucks pearl spray with an airbrush for buttercream...it works great!
you can't mix it in the icing...it has to go on the surface.
Not true.
Ironically, I have a cake sitting on my counter ready for delivery later today that has silver scrolls on it. I mixed the dust with vodka, then just mixed it in with my BC. It's not "shiny" .... but it's silver.
Here's the recipe from CC that tells you how to do this. I never use piping gel, though .... just mix it with my BC.http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2039-Piping-silver-and-gold.html
how cool, as stingy as i am with my dusts, 2 tsp seems like a lot....i need to order some more and try this.
You can mix lustre with buttercream. It will only color the buttercream if the lustre has color in it, and WILL NOT make it shiny. (You can use it to color fondant also, but given the cost, you wouldn't want to use it to color anything)
You can, however, airbrush lustre onto a buttercream cake, or if you are quick and it's a low humidity day, paint it onto a buttercream finish that has been frozen for 15 - 20 minutes first to set the coating.
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