Hi everyone!
I was hoping someone could offer me some guidance. A friend of mine asked me to make a cake for her daughter's birthday. However, she wants the cake completely covered in light green glitter. Is this even possible. I was thinking of covering a cake in light green fondant and then brushing on the sour apple twinkle dust. Would the cake still be edible after all this? I was looking at the PME Edible Luster Sprays but I just wanted something more glittery. Any thoughts? Thank you so much!!!!
I don't know if this will help you but I will tell you what I do. I purchased some pearlized dusts made by Crystal Colors. These are 100% FDA food safe. I mix a bit of this with a small amount confectioner's sugar and dust it on the fondant with a food safe brush. It leaves a shimmery surface to the fondant without being over the top. To change up or darken colors I add a bit of petal dust and confectioner's sugar along with the Crystal Colors dusts. HTH
AThank you so much Heartsnsync - I love the idea of the pearalized dusts but I think that my friend wants it to look "over the top". Do you think I can safely use the twinkle dust on the entire cake? How would I apply it?
Even though sold as 'food', as charmed says, they are NOT edible. They may be 'non-toxic' but that only means very small amounts will pass through the body w/o major harm but could build up in internal organs over time &/or be a problem for people w/health issues.
This is the time for YOU the professional to educate the public.
I have seen powdered, edible glitter and shimmery colors (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00434HQ4W/?tag=cakecentral-20+food+color); however, you have to be careful that it does not contain titanium dioxide because it is a carcinogen if inhaled.
I also found edible glitter that you may be interested in (not sure of the ingredients): http://www.michaels.com/Edible-Glitter/bk0394,default,pd.html?start=74&cgid=products-bakeware-cakedecorating
Good luck!
I wouldn't cover a cake with disco dust, it's just plastic. You can make edible glitter from Wilton gumtex, or just buy it, but it won't be so sparkly. http://acaketorememberva.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-make-edible-glitter.html
You could put some gumpaste pieces on the cake that did have the disco dust on them, but make sure they know not to eat them.
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