Metallic Piping? Imbc And Luster Dust? Help!!
Decorating By soygurl Updated 14 Aug 2007 , 8:27pm by soygurl
I work at a bakery with a big wedding cake business, and two brides want metallic piping. Of course my boss is just now thinking about this with the weddings a few weeks away...
Anyway, I'm pretty sure you can't mix luster dust into IMBC without losing the metallic effect right? And even we DID try mixing it in, it would take a TON of luster dust right?
I found this recipe http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2039-Piping-silver-and-gold.html
but one of the brides wants gold scrolling on the sides of the cake and gold borders, and the other one wants a ton of intricate piping all over the cake. I can't see how we could make enough of that recipe for that much piping. And with all the intricacies of the piping, painting luster dust would take forever.
Are there any options I'm not thinking of? Has anyone done anything like this? What did you do, and how long did it take?
Thanks!!
~Kelsie
First of all, you are correct. That recipe would not yield enough pipable material for the job you're doing. Personally, I think it's a waste either way. For as little as it makes, it's not worth a whole $5 or $6 dollar container of luster dust.
I've painted scrollwork with luster dust mixed with grain alcohol and although it is time consuming, it is rather easy. You don't really need to color the sides of the piping, just the top. In other words, you don't need to try to get the luster dust all the way next to the cake. Just the very surface of the scrollwork needs to be colored.
Since you're icing with IMBC, you'll want to do the scrollwork in royal so it's easily paintable.
I'm anxious to see better ideas posted!
Yeah, I'm sure you're right. Unfortunately, my boss is a little on the crazy side, and VERY stuck in her ways, and we never use royal for ANYTHING. She considers it a waste of time (i.e. anything that can't be done with IMBC will take too long to make her enough of a profit). Is it possible to paint with luster dust on IMBC? Maybe if it's been frozen so it's really hard?
I haven't tried to paint on IMBC myself so hopefully someone with experience will post. I would worry that condensation from thawing will cause mottling, bleeding or other yuckiness of the dust.
I'm sorry your boss didn't think this through before taking the orders.
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