Black Puppy Nose, How To??
Decorating By gingerkitten79 Updated 25 Apr 2007 , 7:07am by gingerkitten79
hi guys, I am making a puppy cake for a friend and i have bought some fondant (after the disaster of making my own last time) and i want to make a big black nose.
I'm just not sure how to go about it...
would it be better to knead the colour into the icing or would it be easier to just paint it black?
If i wanted to get it shiny how would i go about that?
Once again i have left my run too late and the cake is for wednesday ( i always do this!)
Any help would be appreciated
thanks!
Ginger x
mix in or paint -- either will get color
but--if do both will get blackest black.
fondant hard to get a true black
and painting it can always miss a spot.
and for gloss
after painted fondant has dried -- a bit of piping gel will add the wet nose look.
(could even try adding black to the gel)
I used black mmf that I made using dark cocoa in it. It is easy to get black with it, but I have found it sort of hard to get right. The first time I did it accidentally and it was great, the times I have tried to make it on purpose I have had a little trouble with the consistency. But to make it shiny I just rubbed a little of the non stick cooking spray on it.
Wilton sells some black. If it is just for a few features and you are not going to eat it, it might work. You can also purchase some other brands precolored like satin ice.
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&meta=allby&uname=merissa&cat=0&pos=17
HUZZAH!
thankyou for your advice on the nose, i got some great americolour black and i think it worked just fine. I would love any constructive criticism as i'm just starting out. 
gingerkitten, your cake turned out great! Give yourself a pat on the back!
thankyou cambo but i didnt need to, the parents i made the cake for did it for me!
Everyone loved it!
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