Pearl Dust Mixed Into Piping Gel?
Decorating By mypastrychef Updated 15 Jan 2007 , 3:15pm by DianeLM
Have you mixed pearl dust into piping gel? Any advice or photos?
mpc
I've done it and it looks fair. Sometimes adding a little bit of powdered sugar helps, but not much. It just doesn't come out looking as nice as you would think. It's pretty gray with a small amount of shine.
Michele
Curious... DianeLM
your cakes are... WoW!
I like the cake! How much did you charge for that cake? I would like to do a version of that cake for the bridal fair next month.
I went to your website and got stuck there, my computer couldn't log off from your page.
mpc
DianeLM
your cakes are... WoW!
I like the cake! How much did you charge for that cake? I would like to do a version of that cake for the bridal fair next month.
I went to your website and got stuck there, my computer couldn't log off from your page.
mpc
Thanks, mpc!
Let's not talk about how much I charged for that cake when I made it 2 years ago. 
If I made it today, I would charge $200. It's a 6 and 9 inch.
Got trapped on my Webshots page, didja? hehehehe... my plan is working! *wringing hands diabolically* mwahahahahaha!!!
Have you mixed into ? Any advice or photos?
mpc
from sugarwonders.com
Here is how to make a metallic, pipe-able icing that is edible. Mix equal parts of gold, silver, or bronze Luster Dust and powdered sugar together very well in a small bowl. Add enough clear spirit, such as vodka or lemon extract, to make a stiff paste. Then add enough piping gel to get a piping consistency. Use a small parchment bag to pipe it, and store leftovers indefinitely in the refrigerator.
I followed the above recipe. For me, it was a very expensive lesson in something that I won't do again. 
I used Nu-Silver luster dust. The result was very little product that was more grey than silver. It was runny and hard to pipe consistently--but then again, I was doing it on the side of the cake. I added a bit of extra PS, but it didn't help much--just made it more greyish.
I'm sure it would work better on the top of the cake and perhaps just for accents. For large applications, you'd need a bank loan!
I resorted to painting my buttercream scrolls with luster dust mixed with Everclear and the result was wonderful. It's the bridal shower cake in my photos.
HTH.
Rae
DianeLM - how did you do the stained glass church windows? I LOVED that assortment you made.
I'm not sure which cake you're talking about, but I do all my stained glass outlined with buttercream or royal, then filled in with piping gel.
I followed the above recipe. For me, it was a very expensive lesson in something that I won't do again.
I used Nu-Silver . The result was very little product that was more grey than silver. It was runny and hard to pipe consistently--but then again, I was doing it on the side of the cake. I added a bit of extra PS, but it didn't help much--just made it more greyish.
I'm sure it would work better on the top of the cake and perhaps just for accents. For large applications, you'd need a bank loan!
I resorted to painting my buttercream scrolls with mixed with Everclear and the result was wonderful. It's the bridal shower cake in my photos.
HTH.
Rae
Amen, sista! I actually had the opposite problem. Mine was too thick. I used it for writing, but came to the conclusion that painting royal icing gold would take about the same amount of time for a fraction of the cost.
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