Have you checked the forum archives under the search heading?
Theresa 
I hope you get a response as I have posted that requested and bumped my own topic.
I had read about edible lacquer/varnish in passing on one of the posts but no one ever responded.
I was hoping that you could lacquer your cakes and stop the bleeding of darker colours.
So here is a hope that you get a response
Claire
I have not heard of varnish for fondant, but would love to learn something new, so here's a bump for you!
I haven't made edible varnish, but I have bought some mail order from a company called Blue Ribbons in the UK. The product is made by Culpitt and is called Confectioners Varnish. It contains alcohol, water and shellac. It's not expensive and works really well. I had a quick look through some of my cake decorating books but couldn't find a recipe for anything similar - sorry.
Regards,
Cris.
Here is some info from earlene moore's site. Look at the gum arabic-you can make a glaze with it:
http://www.earlenescakes.com/store/tools.html
I have seen the edible laquer but 
it's pricey-$35 for a can!
Welcome to CC!
Hi. I looked through my recipes and found one. It was shared by a lady named Laureld It says that it is great for making shiny gumpaste leaves ect.
Edible Varnish
1 teaspoon gelatin
3 teaspoon water
1 teaspoon glucose
Sprinkle gelatin in water.Let stand untill it becomes spongy. Dissolve untill clear over hot,not boiling water.Add the liquid glucose and stir till ingredients are well combined. Pour this mixture into and airtight container.The mixture will get very stiff. To use it, heat the varnish in a container of hot noot boilinng water. paint the varnish on the item while it is hot. the ediblle varnish shout Not be kept in the fridge.
I haven't tried it yet, but i am sharing it. HTH 
It's funny but those are the ingredients I make my piping gel with just in smaller quantities. And the glucose I use is light corn syrup hmmm I wonder if piping gel would work for a varnish? Just a thought lol
I was thinking the same thing... glaze = piping gel??
Will spraying the flower or leaf with pam or any non-stick spray work? I sprayed rose leaves with an equivalent of pam and it looked very shiny.
Just wondering (for those of us 'down under'!!) what is Pam? I have heard it mentioned here a few times. Is it vegetable oil?
Will spraying the flower or leaf with pam or any non-stick spray work? I sprayed rose leaves with an equivalent of pam and it looked very shiny.
Just wondering (for those of us 'down under'!!) what is Pam? I have heard it mentioned here a few times. Is it vegetable oil?
I'm from South Africa and here we call it "spray-'n-cook". It's a spray to avoid your cakes from sticking to the pan.
HTH
ohhh...I used a similar thing to make my beer bottle cakes shiny. With a bit of a polish they came out so shiny they looked like glass. Great minds huh!
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