I noticed in a lot of the Diva cakes shiny fondant and MMF made to look like patton leather done on things like purses and shoes. How is that done?
thank you.

You can use a steamer to make it shiny... or sometimes I will spray a little cooking spray (like Pam) on mine to make it shiny.

Ive seen the steamer....thanks for the idea of spraying pan on it kelli!! I'm def. going to try that

You're welcome : D

there's a recipe here for "edible varnish"

http://cakecentral.com/recipes/7292/edible-varnish

you can wipe it with a towel slightly dampen with vodka.... the vodka dissolves quickly and the mmf doesn't get gooey... hth

I've used 50/50 corn syrup & vodka. It takes maybe a couple hours or so to dry to the touch. It worked really well and stayed shiny. When I used a steamer, the fondant didn't stay shiny for me.

I want to make it shiny too...but didnt want to use vodka.
What steamer do you use? Or how?

I doubt if brushing it with just corn syrup would help? It might be too think?

I have the opposite question... how do you make sure your fondant doesn't go shiny? I had an issue with this when the place brought out the cake it looked like it was wet, like sweating...

I steam most of my cakes and they stay pretty shiny, but for that high gloss look, glucose and vodka or corn syrup and vodka. I think vanilla extract works also, the vodka just makes it dry very fast.