Luster Dust Everywhere!!

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sweetcakesbydesign Posted 19 Jul 2009 , 9:57am
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Does anyone have any tips on how to place this neatly onto a fondant object and not get it EVERYWHERE? What brush do you use how do you spred it so it doesnt all clump onto one spot.
Please help!!
Thanks

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cylstrial Posted 19 Jul 2009 , 1:28pm
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Are you trying to paint with it? Or you do want to put it everywhere, but you don't want it to clump?

I mix a drop of everclear and a little bit of luster dust in a small bowl and then take a 0, 1, or 2 sized paint brush to paint accessories on my fondant cake. Hope this helps!

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OregonCakeLady Posted 19 Jul 2009 , 1:47pm
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This is a simple trick. mix a spall amount of vodka into your pettal dust or luster dust and you can paint with it. Use a smaller brush for details and a medium size to fill in areas. You can also paint fondant with a homemade mixture. Dilute royal icing with vodka, add food coloring and paint beautiful designs onto white fondant. Thats how Margaret Braun does it! And thats how I did this cake. No mixing tons of color into your fondant anymore.

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OregonCakeLady Posted 19 Jul 2009 , 1:48pm
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This is a simple trick. mix a spall amount of vodka into your pettal dust or luster dust and you can paint with it. Use a smaller brush for details and a medium size to fill in areas. You can also paint fondant with a homemade mixture. Dilute royal icing with vodka, add food coloring and paint beautiful designs onto white fondant. Thats how Margaret Braun does it! And thats how I did this cake. No mixing tons of color into your fondant anymore.

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brincess_b Posted 19 Jul 2009 , 8:44pm
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if you want to do it try, take your time, and always always take off extra dust. i love a blusher brush for a big area.
xx

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cylstrial Posted 20 Jul 2009 , 12:26pm
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Originally Posted by brincess_b

if you want to do it try, take your time, and always always take off extra dust. i love a blusher brush for a big area.
xx




I also use something like a blush brush, only it's specifically made for cakes. But it's great because you can do the whole cake in a few minutes - but it doesn't throw tons and tons and tons out really thick. It's just a thin little layer and it looks beautiful.

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