I am making a black and white cake next month, and rather than use black fondant, I'd like to try painting the black design on the base of white fondant. What should I use for the paint? Will I be able to get a solid enough black, or should I give up and stick to using fondant?
Thanks.
~Valerie
Lots of cake artists HATE using black fondant, they cover in white then air brush or paint black, so it's totally possible and looks great. I use Lucks shimmer and Chefmaster colors. Both are great for hand painting.
Some people use gel colors mixed down with vodka or another alcohol but I think it's streaky and hard to cover evenly.
Good luck!
The DragonBall-Z cake (Kakaroto) in my photos was hand painted. Among other colors, I used Americolor black. I used vodka to dilute it, and it worked just fine.
Like everyone else, I use gel food colors diluted with vodka. Some colors take two coats, but as long as you don't get it too thin, black usually covers really well. My partner does a ton of painting on fondant and she actually uses the wilton gel colors with vodka, so you should be pretty set!
I use Lucks shimmer and Chefmaster colors. Both are great for hand painting.
So just to clarify, are these airbrush colours you're referring to? I know Chefmster has a number of different types of colouring but I only found airbrush colours when I googled "Lucks shimmer". Can you hand paint with airbrush colour or is it too thin?
I use Lucks shimmer and Chefmaster colors. Both are great for hand painting.
So just to clarify, are these airbrush colours you're referring to? I know Chefmster has a number of different types of colouring but I only found airbrush colours when I googled "Lucks shimmer". Can you hand paint with airbrush colour or is it too thin?
Both are "for" airbrush but I personally think they are the perfect consistency for hand painting and about 10000% easier to use then gel colors thinned with alcohol. Every time I've ever tried to use gel colors my lines are streaky, the alcohol evaporates quickly so you have to keep thinning which makes your "paint" look dark on some spots and lighter on others, then if you go over an area too much it gums up and starts melting your fondant. Ug. Airbrush colors are the perfect consistency, don't evaporate as fast, and go on really smooth with fantastic coverage (and they also dry fast). They also mix like real paint and I think it's much easier to get your desired color. Some gels have strange base colors making them hard to get the color you want.
Thanks, Jennifer! I'll try it that way next time since I have noticed those problems that you mentioned. (P.S. I love your cakes! Big fan!)
Well, now that's a revelation, FromScratchSF! I never even thought of using airbrush colors for this! I can't wait to try it. Thanks VERY much for this tip!
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