Sparkle, Shimmer, Luster & Pearl Dust
Decorating By Newatdecorating Updated 14 Mar 2007 , 6:52pm by jenbenjr
I am wanting to find out the difference in each of these dust. I thought I had read about them somewhere before but can't find it.
I am planning on a graduation cake in a couple of months. I want to make a diploma using rice paper. I have read where people have used luster dust around the edge of the paper. Can shimmer dust be used instead?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Here you go...
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-54059.html
It's a sticky post at the top of the 'Cake Decorating' forum.
Kelly
I would say not if it is the Wilton Shimmer dust. This cannot be used the same way as luster/petal/pearl dusts. It does not mix with any form of alcohol at all--just turns into a big clumpy mess. And it really does not dust on dry all that well--it really is just finely ground cake sparkles. It really can only be sprinkled on BC iced cakes and for fondant cakes, you just spritz a bit of water where you want the shimmer dust to go. And because rice paper dissolves in water, I think it would be difficult to put a bit of water on the edges and then sprinkle on the shimmer dust.
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