Painting On Fondant

Decorating By countrykittie Updated 22 Feb 2007 , 7:05am by Liis

countrykittie Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
countrykittie Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 6:29pm
post #1 of 6

What method is used for 'painting' on fondant? I mean, do you use food colouring, the icing gels?...do you thin them down or should they be used right out of the bottle or if it is a gel, right out of the little jar?

I'm going to try my hand at making MMF tomorrow and I thought maybe painting the cake would be nice...

TIA

5 replies
Florimbio Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
Florimbio Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 6:36pm
post #2 of 6

You can just water down some gel colors. If you want more vibrant colors you can use a clear flovoring extract or some kind of alchol (ie gin, clear rum, etc..)

Have fun!

Zmama Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
Zmama Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 7:30pm
post #3 of 6

Use a small medicine cup-sized container, some gel paste, and alcohol (good extracts, vodka, etc). DO NOT use generic vanilla extract, as it is water based and beads up on the fondant. You can use directly from the jar, and it will be thick like oil colors. Thin a little for acrylic texture, or thin a lot for watercolor effects. You could even try mixing in a touch of luster dust for shimmer.

khoudek Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
khoudek Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 7:45pm
post #4 of 6

I paint with petal dust, luster dust, and nontoxic artist chalk mixed with a tiny bit of vodka. You can also do brush embroidery with RI and crusting buttercream icing. Brush embroidery gives you a textured look.

tiptop57 Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
tiptop57 Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 9:05pm
post #5 of 6

I use a spray gun and I have also use straight Americolor with a paint brush.....

Liis Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
Liis Posted 22 Feb 2007 , 7:05am
post #6 of 6

to paint on a darker base you can mix the colors with bright white. works great!

Quote by @%username% on %date%

%body%

 

About

CakeCentral.com is the world's largest cake community for cake decorating professionals and enthusiasts.

Privacy Policy Terms Of Use

Newsletter Subscribe

Follow Us On

Contacts

Phone: 866.878.3133
Email: [email protected]
2004 - 2025 © Cake Central Media Corp. All Rights Reserved.