I've seen lots of cakes here on cc where the icing that is piped on almost appears to be shiney or have luster dust mixed with it?? So I thought I'd ask the pros here on cc for the low down on how to achieve that affect.
Thanks so much.
It's probably where they have airbrushed either a luster dust or pearl dust on the cake. You have to mix the dust with vodka and spray it takes many, many coats, you have to be very careful to clean out your gun after you are done so you don't clog it up.
Hope that helped!
Missy
I use what is called Edible Pearl Lustre Spray from PME which is a company out of Great Britain.I buy the cans of spray from an Ebay seller but I hear that Sugarcraft is now selling it.It leaves a shiny/pearly look on the icing and smells divine!!!
If it's only the "piped" icing that is shiny (not the background of the cake), then it may have been piped on with royal icing, then when it dried, hand painted with a mixture of luster dust and vodka.
I spray pear dust mixed with vodka on the cake. If it's BC then let it crust first, if it IMBC or SMBC chill it so it's hard.
One small container of peral dust to one ounce of vodka.
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