I was just wondering if you can mix luster or pearl dust into your icing and still get some of the effect?

Thanks!
Katie

I don't know the answer to this, but I am interested in other responses, so I'm giving you a bump!

It will take a lot of the luster dust to get the shine and pearlesence into the buttercream, making that buttercream quite expensive. The petal dust is lacking shine anyway, so it will just act as a colorant. It's sometimes hard to use powders in buttercream because it's hard to get them to evenly distribute. You could mix it in a little vodka or lemon extract first and then add it in to get the color you want. I would just use gel colors though, a lot less expensive, and leave the luster dust to royal icing, gumpaste and fondant.

no, it gets lost. dust are ment to be painted OVER

So lets say you were doing brush embroidery with the royal icing and wanted them to look pearlized, then I'd have to wait until it's all dry and paint over them?

How do people get their entire cakes to look shiney and pearlized?

Katie

Not sure about that but I believe that effect is achieved with an airbrush...is this correct...anyone?