Luster Dust On Chocolate

Decorating By SLK Updated 28 Jul 2006 , 3:27am by playingwithsugar

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SLK Posted 25 Jul 2006 , 5:01pm
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I've seen the results of luster dusted chocolate and it looks beautiful. I love the effect. But, how do you do it. I am making some light pink, blue and green sea shell chocolates for a cake next weekend and want to achieve that sparkley look.

Here is my guess....when the chocolates are set, you dry dust them with your choice of luster color?

Or are you brushing on luster dust wet?

I don't know...I wanted to ask this before I had to leave my computer for the afternoon. I'm hoping to log on later and have some wonderful advice waiting for me.

THANKS SO MUCH ALL!!

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reenie Posted 25 Jul 2006 , 5:06pm
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I think you put the luster dust on the brush and then kinda blow the stuff onto the chocolate.

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NEWTODECORATING Posted 25 Jul 2006 , 5:06pm
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I dry dusted my sea shells, but they looked a little flat so I dusted again lightly with super pearl dust.

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SLK Posted 25 Jul 2006 , 6:46pm
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Thanks reenie and newto...

I was planning on using super pearl dust. I will try the dry brush technique and remember that it may take more than one application.

thanks again.

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msauer Posted 25 Jul 2006 , 6:51pm
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I'm actually working on some sea shells for a cake for this weekend and tried super pearl on the chocolate ones I made to experiment with. I put it on wet and it doesn't seem to do anything for me. So, instead of trying it dry, I went ahead and made the shells out of fondant. They look AMAZING!!! So, if you don't have your heart set on the chocolate, the rolled fondant is another option. Good luck and let us know how they turn out- I would love to know if you get it to work for you with chocolate.

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NEWTODECORATING Posted 25 Jul 2006 , 6:56pm
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Yeah I didn't care for it mixed with anything on the choc. either. It just seemed to want to bead up like rain on car wax. Dusting dry with a brush worked the best for me.

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SLK Posted 25 Jul 2006 , 7:00pm
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What an awsome idea....I did not think of that. I wasn't really excited about making chocolate...but mmf...I can do. And I've used luster on mmf a ton of times so I know how to do that.

Thanks for the advice msauer.

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kayscake Posted 26 Jul 2006 , 1:21pm
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I just starting to work with mmf, but i have work with chocolate for years, I dry brush luster dust on chocolate. Here is a cake I did that needed all gold, again like I said had never worked with mmf so had to make choc work


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msauer Posted 26 Jul 2006 , 1:35pm
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Kayscake- Does it get all over your other icing when you dry brush it? Is it a slow and painful process to keep the luster dust contained?

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kayscake Posted 26 Jul 2006 , 2:11pm
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Kayscake- Does it get all over your other icing when you dry brush it? Is it a slow and painful process to keep the luster dust contained?


Not really, I dust everything before it go's on the cake, and yes it is a slow process but it also depends on the size of the brush you are using, i work over a piece of wax paper so I can save any dust that falls loose.

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SLK Posted 26 Jul 2006 , 2:28pm
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Kayscake - that looks great! So you were using the metalic gold luster dust dry....

Wow, it looks great.

I went to my cake/candy supply shop last night to pick up the sea shell molds I wanted - seen tons there a hundred times - last night, she was out of them!!! Our only other cake store is far, far from my house. Now I don't know what to do.

Anyone know of a web site that sells the choc. molds that can ship in just a few days? I've fount them out there - but it says 6-8 weeks shipping...too long.

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SLK Posted 28 Jul 2006 , 3:15am
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Good news, I found the mold I was looking for. I actually found a cake supply store that is just a few miles away from my house that I did not know existed...they sell everything and it is so much cheaper than the other store that I had to drive 25 miles to go to.

I did a practice run of luster dusting chocolates...they turned out awsome. I tried a variety of luster dusts and gold and silver. The gold and silver with some super pearl on top were my favorite.

Now I can't wait to make this cake.

Thanks again for all your help.

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playingwithsugar Posted 28 Jul 2006 , 3:21am
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Here's a photo of some embossed white chocolate lollipops that I demo'd at our ICES chapter Cake Show in April. They are decorated with dry luster dust.
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SLK Posted 28 Jul 2006 , 3:23am
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those look great! nice job.

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playingwithsugar Posted 28 Jul 2006 , 3:27am
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Thanks! They are very easy to make, and even prettier when seen up close.

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