Hello everyone! Go Cake Central!

I am trying to figure out how to do a fish cake-I don't know if it will be coming out of the cake (like a picture here on CC) or sculpted-probably not sculpted because it looks too hard for me as I'm still in the buttercream phase. LOL.

How would I go about coloring this fish to make it look at least good? LOL.

Thanks for ya'lls help again!

~Josie

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Can you dust it I would use fondant and dust with a little hand painting and then glaze to get the sheen

I agree cover in fondant and paint with thinned food coloring or gels with alcohol or extracts.....

other wise maybe you could use the wilton food spray to make it looked airbrush if you just want butter cream only........for those dots may be make a template out of cut paper with small holes and spary on top....

Okay the ideas sound great. But, now i'm wondering what kinda glaze do you use on fondant?

TIA!
~Josie

Would piping gel painted on lightly for the wet look work? I'm doing a fish on a cake for pick up tomorrow. It is sculpted fondant.

might have to go with some luster dust.........maybe the pearl dust that would give you the shiny sort of irridescent look!!

The way I would approach would be to paint using gel colors, water them down or use the whitening gel mixed in to get the hues. I have heard that some apply with a fine makeup sponge to get a sort of textured (scale) effect, and helps with blending. Then go back over with dark brown or black to outline the scales. I would then end the tips of each scale with the luster dust to give it that shine/sheen fish scales have.

What a fun project. There are some fish photos in the gallery and on the web, do a search. Have fun!!!

Thanks Rodneyck! I think you mapped it out for me. LOL. Sounds like a plan! Thanks for taking the time to post your reply!

~Josie

Can't wait to see it, Ambercakes! I just did a striped bass cake for my son, but I cheated and did an edible image, LOL

I have a fish cake in my picture gallery. The cake is covered with fondant and then brushed with luster dust, mixed with extract.

Beachcakes-that is a cool cake. If I had one of those machines to copy it for my cake, I think I would do that. LOL. I have that same picture on my computer for the colors. LOL. It's awesome!

MrsMissey-You did a great fish cake. It looks like you used alot of silver luster dust. How many luster dusts should I buy for a cake like this? I am getting very nervous, because I have to sculp the cake freehand. I don't have a Collette Peters book. I will try my best though. Thanks for your reply.

~Josie

Thanks Ambercakes! It didn't even use one container to do that fish. a little goes a long way. Have fun doing yours...can't wait to see pictures!!

I have Colette Peter's book that has a fish cake in it and it is saying to cover the cake with fondant, use a tio #4 (back end) and press in at an a create the scales (pressing at an angle). Do each row in between the previous....sort of like doing stars on a cake in rows. Then, use white irridescent luster dust (my guess is super pearl is what she's referring to) and lemon extract to paint the bottom half of the fish, and silver and lemon extract to paint the top half including the head. Then she recommends using royal blue paste color thinned with extract and paint a blue horizontal line across the center of the fish and vertical blue stripes from the middle line to the top of the fish. There is a picture I could post of the final cake if it will help to see it.

Thanks scWMI! I would very much like the picture to help with what your instructions say. Thanks so much for typing down the information. I am excited but at the same time nervous. LOL.

~Josie

Here's the picture for you. It's from Colette's Cakes by Colette Peters and you should be able to get it on either Amazon or at your local bookstore

That looks awesome scWMI! It looks very real! Now, I have to go get the book soon. LOL. Thanks again to all who has posted. I was very nervous at first on even getting ideas but now I feel much better with all the help. Still alittle nervous but alot better! Thanks again! Ya'll are just so kind!

~Josie