How Do I Make Liquid Colors For Painting On Fondant/gumpaste
Decorating By CutieMcCakes Updated 28 Apr 2010 , 7:36pm by dchockeyguy
I'm stuck. I see on shows like CakeBoss and Ace of Cakes, that when they are painting on figurines or fondant on the cakes, they have cups of liquid colors, both metallic and matte. It looks like a pretty sizeable cup of liquid color, and it never seems to evaporate. I have been using the lemon extract and petal dust, but it seems the extract evaporates very quickly and it doesn't go on as nicely. Any advice?
I'm glad you posted this question. May I piggyback if you don't mind?
When people eat the fondant covered cake that has images painted on it, does the color stain their lips and teeth? I mean... it IS straight color painted on, so even though it's dry on the cake, does it...uhm..."reliquify" when they eat it? 
I am also going to "piggy-back". I have been wanting to ask this question for awhile and keep forgetting. . .
When you paint, how quickly does it dry? Does it dry?
Also, do you just dump luster dust in with the vodka or dip a brush in both? I need to make "tools" for a Handy Manny cake and am not sure how to make it silvery. . .
Thanks so much!
I use lemon juice with luster dust. Depending what size the item is you won't need much. I usually use a couple drops of juice and dip the brush into the dust and mix till its consistency that you can brush it on with out leaving much brush strokes.
Brenda
I'm glad you posted this question. May I piggyback if you don't mind?
When people eat the fondant covered cake that has images painted on it, does the color stain their lips and teeth? I mean... it IS straight color painted on, so even though it's dry on the cake, does it...uhm..."reliquify" when they eat it?
This cake here i hand painted the bottom layer with straight colors. I was at the party it was served at and don't recall any issues with it "reliquifying" when it was eaten.
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=81374
When you paint, how quickly does it dry? Does it dry?
This is going to depend on what you paint with. When I paint with straight americolor gels it takes a few hours for it to dry usually because it is just gels. If I mix it with alcohol then it can take less than an hr b/c the alcohol usually evaporates in less than 10 minutes.
Also, do you just dump luster dust in with the vodka or dip a brush in both? I need to make "tools" for a Handy Manny cake and am not sure how to make it silvery. . .
I have a small little tray that I picked up in the craft department that you would normally put paint colors in, there are 6 cavaties in it. I dump in some luster dust and then add some vodka and mix to the right consistency. But once i actually empty a container of dust I will start using that to mix in, this way I don't have to try to put any extra luster dust back in the container, I can just let the vodka evaporate and us the luster dust later.
For the silver for tools I would use the silver luster dust mixed with vodka, should give you a good silver color. I used it on this cake for the company logo.
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=25555
I use lemon juice with luster dust. Depending what size the item is you won't need much. I usually use a couple drops of juice and dip the brush into the dust and mix till its consistency that you can brush it on with out leaving much brush strokes.
Brenda
Did you mean Lemon Extract? I've never heard of someone using actual juice to paint on cakes.
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