I just got my order in the mail and I'm all excited and things aren't working out. I made up some white choc. shells in my new mold, I went to dust the gold dust on them and they look beautiful, but I notice on the package, not for use on food items. Okay???? Now what. Is there a gold powder that I can use on food items? If I do this cake and put the shells on with the gold powder will someone get sick if they eat them??? Also, I got pink and yellow luster dust. I thought that this would color my flowers. It gave a nice shine and a very light tint, but not at all what I'm going for. Do I need to mix the dust with a liquid in order to get a nice medium to dark shade or did I buy the wrong kind of dust? Someone please help.
I doubt very much anyone will get sick.I use the dusts all the time and have never had anyone get sick for the amount that is on the candy.The powders you are referring to for your flowers need to be petal dusts.Lustre dusts are meant to be mixed with a clear liquid to paint etc but don't work very well to add color to say a flower.The petal dusts are designed for that but should not really be eaten as well.
The highlighter dust is just that..adds a hint of highlight!
I copied this from sugarcraft.com . I think is says it pretty well. I've added bolding where I think it answers your questions best.
Q. What do you use to paint silver and gold onto chocolate?
A. Lemon extract or liquor - anything colorless with alcohol in it - highest alcohol ratio the better. Just like painting on fondant or gumpaste
Coloring Dusts were developed for the cake decorating industry, Petal, Pearl, Luster, Highlighter, Sparkle Dusts contain only ingredients that are NON-TOXIC and are ideal for use on gumpaste or rolled fondant flowers, plaques, lettering, chocolates, etc.
They present a range of creative color possibilities and the opportunity to achieve color of unique liveliness and impact.
Not food approved in the U.S.A. but are non-toxic or harmful to eat, the same as silver dragees we've used for years.
Or like kids eating their crayons...they don't harm them, it just is not food nor nutricious in any way. These have been used extensively in Europe for many years. Dusts are not a food additive and should not be considered as such. Intended for use in the dry form, any of the powders may also be mixed with oil based flavorings, piping gel or alcohol for painting and highlighting.
For a more permanent application, liquefy with Tylose gum glue or confectioners glaze.
Each type of Dust creates a different effect.
If you go to the whole page, it has some great info on using these.
http://www.sugarcraft.com/catalog/coloring/dusts.htm#highlighter
Rae
Thankyou blakescakes, I went to the site and copied it so I could read it later. And I will try the steam thing. That sounds helpful. For now, I want to make pink hibiscus in my new mold. Since the luster dust isn't dark enough, do you think it would be better to make the flower white and then try mixing the dust with alcohol and painting it on, or better to color the fondant pink and use the dust just to add shine to the flower???This is a huge mold so it's going to take a lot of fondant and I don't want to waste my money. I know it's going to take some trial and error, but any ideas????
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