Hi, everyone. New member here, as you can see. I'm still learning the techniques, but I really love decorating cakes!
Last week, I made a cake that looked like a York peppermint patty. I wanted to make the frosting look like the crinkled foil wrapper, so I wanted to use buttercream instead of fondant.
The only thing I had to figure out was how to make the frosting look metallic. At my boyfriend's suggestion, I blew silver luster dust through a strainer onto the cake. It looked wonderful! And after it set for a day, it looked even better!
A friend on a LiveJournal decorating community suggested I post a picture of the finished product here:
The blue logo is my first attempt at a frozen buttercream transfer. It's not perfect, but overall I thought it came out pretty well - especially since the writing was freehand.
Anyway, nice to be here!
You blew it through a strainer? Could you elaborate, because it looks pretty cool and I'm surprised to see silver buttercream!!!
Sure!
First, I tinted the white frosting gray so I'd have a base. I bought a small 2-inch strainer that looks much like this one. I sprinkled the luster dust inside, held it a few inches away from me, pretty close to the cake, and gently blew. (I tried shaking the dust through the strainer, but it clumped. Blowing distributed it much more evenly.) I used about one and a half small containers of the dust to coat the top and sides of a 10" cake.
Be warned: I realized the hard way that this technique gets the dust all over the place, so I recommend doing it with a box around the cake so you don't end up with a glittery kitchen!
Welcome! Thanks for the tip. I just posted a question about americolor gold and it's effects. I want to do cakes in metallic silver and gold and you saved me!
Glad I could help!
Remember to put some sort of shield around the cake when you apply the dust, lest you end up with a very metallic kitchen!
Wow! A strainer! That is awesome. I would have loved to have that idea/tip before I bought my airbrush. Awesome idea!!!! Thanks for sharing.
Wow! A strainer! That is awesome. I would have loved to have that idea/tip before I bought my airbrush. Awesome idea!!!! Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome!
Well, an airbrush will still be exceedingly useful for detailing!
Yeah it's still good for lots of things..I do love it...just saying it would have been cheaper-lol. Great trick!
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