Edible Gold Sequins
Decorating By Petals_and_Pearls_cakes Updated 6 Jan 2016 , 1:25pm by costumeczar
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That was my thought, too! Maybe use the flat circles and include some different sized small round ones, too, to give it more dimension?
Get them on the cake then get the CK Gold Highlighter going through your airbrush.
PS I'm the one who posted the question about edible gold sequins (gelatin) awhile back. I watched the tutorial and they came out AMAZING, but definitely not the look you're going for.
And be sure and tell your customer that part of the cake is not edible and not even non toxic.
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Original message sent by BeesKnees578
The tutorial I watched (can't recall off the top of my head) used hole punches. I bought two different sized hold punches and a larger (1/2" or 3/4" - can't recall that, either) hole punch/die cutter in the scrapbooking section. It was very quick work, but still time consuming since I needed so many. They worked beautifully!
Hole punches work if the gumpaste doesn't stick to them. I have the punches to make them in case I ever needed to do them again, I was going to give that a try.
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And be sure and tell your customer that part of the cake is not edible and not even non toxic.
This is actually for my own wedding cake not a customer :) and this technique will only e done on dummy tiers so I won't have to worry about anyone trying to eat it unless someone gets super drunk at the reception lol lol lol
AThankyou to each and everyone of you who took the time to reply! I'm glad it is as simple (although time consuming) as I'd thought but I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything! Thankyou for the tops of using the highlighter and the holes punch too! I certainly will !! Thank you all again!
AIf it's just for dummy tiers, you should go cheap and use gold paint. I never waste my gold dusts on dummies.
100%, I'd even get a can of gold spray paint and go town on those puppies.
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If it's just for dummy tiers, you should go cheap and use gold paint. I never waste my gold dusts on dummies.
Great idea! Regular paint won't affect the fondant in any way?
AI actually have a can of metallic gold spray paint left from a craft project I did recently :)
AI just found an Australian cake supplier that sells the pre made edible confetti for $60 for a 5 pound box, totally just going to do that lol
AI always use the small bottles of gold paint from the craft stores because they are cheap and I have only needed them for accents - not whole tiers. I don't know that spray paint would work because the propellants in them may actually melt the sugar - but I couldn't say since I've never tried. I do know that I probably wouldn't want to risk it.
If it's for a dummy for your own cake I'd just use real sequins!
It's these in different sizes:
http://www.ckproducts.com/products/4858/5-PASTEL-SEQUINS-78-15606-/575
Stuck on with with corn syrup or piping gel, then airbrushed with this:
http://www.lucks.com/ENG/PRODUCT/45137
Really easy, super fast, and totally edible.
I guess, but the gelatin sequins don't look edible - they look like the real deal.
Liz
AI know I'm coming in late here, but here is a cake I made with a similar look. [IMG]http://cakecentral.com/content/type/61/id/3146243/width/200/height/400[/IMG]
I used a PME circle plunger cutter (smallest one) and the tier that's sequinned is a 6inch oval. It took 2000 sequins (yes, sadly I counted!) which took 3 hrs to cut out, 6 hrs to apply and 2hrs to paint with gold edible lustre dust mixed with alcohol. This was for a competition and I had to be extra careful and painted the tier whilst attached to the lower and upper tier, but I'm sure you could do it much quicker if you worked on this tier separately. I used sugar paste treated with tylo powder. And I won a gold! :0) X
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I know I'm coming in late here, but here is a cake I made with a similar look.
I used a PME circle plunger cutter (smallest one) and the tier that's sequinned is a 6inch oval. It took 2000 sequins (yes, sadly I counted!) which took 3 hrs to cut out, 6 hrs to apply and 2hrs to paint with gold edible lustre dust mixed with alcohol. This was for a competition and I had to be extra careful and painted the tier whilst attached to the lower and upper tier, but I'm sure you could do it much quicker if you worked on this tier separately. I used sugar paste treated with tylo powder. And I won a gold! :0)
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Wow, very impressive, congratulations on your Gold 
AThanks! It was quite a surprise, I really wasn't expecting it at all. X
Hi!
Is it possible this is the technique used?
I agree. There was no need to be so rude. Some people are just naturally grumpy!
How did the wedding cake turn out? I was hoping to see a picture at the end of this post. Which technique did you use and how did it work?
I have a friend who wants the "edible gold sequin" look on a cake. I have googled, and watched several different tutorials. I tried using "paint" made with gold luster dust and clear vanilla (as I don't have vodka in the house, and several people said that you could substitute vanilla). The paint did not cover the pastel color...and it seems like re-applying multiple coats will just fill in the spaces around the candies so that you can't see the shapes anymore...
AHere's the tutorial: http://thecakeblog.com/2014/06/diy-gold-sequin-cake.html
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How did the wedding cake turn out? I was hoping to see a picture at the end of this post. Which technique did you use and how did it work?
I have a friend who wants the "edible gold sequin" look on a cake. I have googled, and watched several different tutorials. I tried using "paint" made with gold luster dust and clear vanilla (as I don't have vodka in the house, and several people said that you could substitute vanilla). The paint did not cover the pastel color...and it seems like re-applying multiple coats will just fill in the spaces around the candies so that you can't see the shapes anymore...
I am hoping for an answer from Petals_and_Pearls_Cakes.
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Here's the tutorial: http://thecakeblog.com/2014/06/diy-gold-sequin-cake.html
The above tutorial DID NOT work for me. (I think my candy shapes have too much color in them.)
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