How do you make the color silver and how much to use in fondant? I making silver fondant stars for a sweet 16 cake for next weekend. All help and ideas is greatly appreciated.

Chef Betty

I would tint the fondant a pale grey and dry-dust with NuSilver Luster dust for sheen.

I do the same thing!

If you want a really metallic silver, dye your fondant grey and then mix your dust with just a little vodka and air brush or just hand brush it on.

Thanks for the input guys. Now my next question is how do I make lavender and can I tint the fondant ahead of time and store it in a ziplock till next Saturday?

Thanks for all the help

Chef Betty

I had read that lavender fades and changes color if you look at it funny so I would think you should not make it ahead BUT I know there are others who can guide you better than I Good luck!

Minstrelmiss is correct about the lavender. Any purple or pink will fade and get weird over time, but I think you'll be okay for a couple of days. I suggest using Chefmaster No-fade purple to make your lavender. After it's been wrapped up for a while, don't be alarmed by the color of your blob of fondant. Once you start kneading it, it will return to it's original color.

i've tried doing the silver paint on method and i cant get it to work i use lemon juice. i heard that is suposed to work. i've tired using a very small amount or liquid and also tried adding more liquid. can you guys suggest a ratio? am i doing something wrong?

Lemon juice isn't working because there's too much water in it. You'll get the best results using clear alcohol such as vodka or Everclear because it evaporates so quickly.

As for ratio, since the alcohol evaporates while you work, you just need to dip your brush into the dry dust and the alcohol and make a little bit of mixture every few strokes. I keep my Everclear in a little squeeze bottle so I can add a few drops at a time.

ooooh. thanks! i was really getting frustrated with it. i dont' keep alcohol in the house usually so it's not something i have on hand. i also heard of using clear vanilla? will that work? and does it make a difference in the type of silver dust i have? i think there are different kinds.

The alcohol works much better because it evaporates fast. Vanilla will make fondant gooey.

thank you guys sooo much, seriously! i have been trying to figure this out for weeks! the lemon juice was making ti really gooey too. so why did everything i read say to use those 2 if they obviously don't work?

You can buy a litte bitty bottle of vodka for about two dollars. It's enough to last a good while.

I have used clear vanilla or lemon extract without any problems or gooey fondant though.

Thank you for all of your suggestions.

Chef Betty

really? so why isn't it workig for me if it worked for you?

I normally use lemon extract or vanilla extract. Not lemon juice. Also you have to make sure it is real...not imitaiton. Imitations don't have alcohol in them (at least not any I have run across). I don't keep alcohol in the house either...but lately I think I need to LOL

oh that makes sense. i'm retarted, lol. i finally broke down and ordered some of the edible paint the otehr day but don't really want to make habit of that.