Gold-Colored Icing

Decorating By SnowiDawn Updated 15 Sep 2006 , 9:58pm by cakelady91

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SnowiDawn Posted 15 Sep 2006 , 9:43pm
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A lady ordered a cake from me today and she wants it trimmed in black and gold. Is there any way to tone yellow into a gold color? I was thinking maybe add some brown and it may come out kind of a gold color. Any thoughts would be appreciated!!

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Kiddiekakes Posted 15 Sep 2006 , 9:50pm
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Well adding a bit of black to a yellow kinda makes a pooh colored gold and not the metallic gold...I don't think any color will give you that.

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rshippo Posted 15 Sep 2006 , 9:52pm
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Hi is it a buttercream cake or fondant. If it is fondant you could either dust in gold or paint it on afterwards especially if you royal iced and piping. If it is buttercream I not sure I can help maybe someone else.

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SnowiDawn Posted 15 Sep 2006 , 9:53pm
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It is buttercream

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luvbakin Posted 15 Sep 2006 , 9:56pm
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What about the gold and silver piping gel recipe from this site?? That should work.

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cakelady91 Posted 15 Sep 2006 , 9:58pm
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The only way that I know to know to have the gold metallic color is to first ice the cake w/ buttercream and use a gold luster dust which is a powder you paint on the cake w/ wilton clear vanilla or vodka..start by dipping a sm amt of luster dust w a sm amt of liquid to paint kinda like a paste let it dry. another tip is to use a camel hair brush because it sheds less. I did a 50th w the stuff it is great as long as it is not the Wilton one.

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