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Decorating By reenie Updated 21 Feb 2007 , 4:48am by Bettycrockermommy

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reenie Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 9:20pm
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Paint the white with copper luster dust?
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playingwithsugar Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 9:26pm
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No, I think it would disappear into the background. You might try painting over it with ivory, to blend better with the featured colors. Use some Americolor Ivory with some clear lemon extract.

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tiptop57 Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 9:26pm
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I think your cake is finished with the white. Using Copper you might lose the overall design.

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SweetResults Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 9:26pm
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Ooh sure! That would be very cool!

Super looking cake!

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DianaMarieMTV Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 9:30pm
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It looks finished to me! I always over-do my cakes, so speaking from experience, leave it the way it is! If you do decide to do the luster dust, post a picture though, I'm sure it will be great either way.

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LanaC Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 9:31pm
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I vote no. I think it looks good the way it is. Too much would compete with the print.

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ShirleyW Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 10:45pm
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I vote to color it something other than white, the white is awfully stark against the softness of the cake colors. Experiment, pipe a bit of white icing onto a piece of waxed or parchment paper in three lines, let it set up and then try brushing one line with copper, one with gold and one with silver. See if they appeal to you, hold them next to your cake to see how they blend.

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mgdqueen Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 10:49pm
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great looking cake just the way it is!

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kimmy37 Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 11:54pm
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I like the white..... brings repetition to the white on the border. I vote for leaving it as it is. Looks great!

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maryak Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 12:10am
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I agree with ShirleyW. The Silver would look great.

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SweetTreatsbyCarol Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 12:14am
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I'd leave it just as is, it looks great! icon_smile.gif

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patton78 Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 12:21am
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I completely agree with kimmy37, I really think you should keep it white to match with the white in the border in the ribbon, more appealing to the eye IMO.

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sweetbaker Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 1:54am
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I think it would be fine to use copper but I think it should be brushed on dry, not painted.

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dl5crew Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 1:59am
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I like it as is.

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ccr03 Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 2:01am
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I also agree with Kimmy37. The white writing brings out white in the border.

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keriskreations Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 2:02am
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I think it's beautiful just as you have it. It's very simple, but elegant. I always think my cakes need just a little something extra, and then I end up disliking them. icon_sad.gif

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oceanspitfire Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 2:04am
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I would say through the eyes of a graphic designer, not a professional cake decorator, adding gold/copper colour to the white writing would make it disappear because the cake itself is already that tone. The writing would be hard to read. It looks great the way it is. As was said, for contrast to make the writing compliment the border is a nice idea icon_smile.gif

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subaru Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 2:11am
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I think I would add a little white into the ribbon.( maybe a thin piece of white ribbon or some white beads.) I think that would make it perfect.

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sugarfancy Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 2:13am
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I wouldn't change a thing. It looks good to me.

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Teekakes Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 2:17am
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My vote goes to keeping as is too. Beautifu cake! icon_smile.gif

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biviana Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 2:42am
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great cake just the way it is! thumbs_up.gif

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donnajf Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 3:17am
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Your cake LOOKS PERFECT THE way it is!!! thumbs_up.gificon_biggrin.gifthumbs_up.gifthumbs_up.gif

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reenie Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 4:02am
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Thanks everyone for your help. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to keep the cake as is as I decided to. My 2 yr old son stuck two fingers into the side of the cake. I tried to patch it up but I couldn't get the right color. I had to add some medallions to it to cover up the holes. I can honestly say I HATED the cake with them on there but all I had was about 30 mins to fix it. Please tell me it's not a complete disaster.
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reenie Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 4:06am
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Another view.
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strawberry0121 Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 4:07am
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It doesn't look bad.

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strawberry0121 Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 4:08am
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Maybe you could use the luster dust on them to blend the medallions in a little?

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melysa Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 4:11am
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Originally Posted by patton78

I completely agree with kimmy37, I really think you should keep it white to match with the white in the border in the ribbon, more appealing to the eye IMO.




DITTO, painting with copper would really darken it too much, it wouldnt stand out from the brown underneath.

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cakes-r-us Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 4:44am
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I vote to leave it as is. Very pretty. Less is more.

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Bettycrockermommy Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 4:48am
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I like the lettering white, but I would dust the medallions with a little copper. It is still a very pretty cake.

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