I have been making cakes for a while now and I have yet to figure out how to get all the powdered sugar cleaned up from the cake and figures. If I paint them, I don't really have that problem. But there has to be a better way. I have tried brushing it off but I can still see it in my pics. Am I supposed to use something? I notice people use Vodka when painting...does it evaporate so there is no alcohol in the cake? can it be used to hide/blend in the powdered sugar.
Vodka will get rid of powdered sugar residue. It does evaporate. That's why we use it instead of water, because it evaporates fast enough that it doesn't damage the fondant.
Thank you so much. I have been battling this for a while. I think I will try them both...just make sure I don't use fire of any sort 
Does the lemona and orange extract have the same effect as vanilla extract or no because of the acidity? I want to avoid the "wet" look. Had a not so good weekend with some cakes. People look and are wowed by all my cakes but all I see is my mistakes. I want to get away from the soggy &/or wet look. Someone has a cake of a strawberry and that is the effect I want. Thanks, I'll get the extract as well
I'm sorry, but I just now saw that you had asked about the extracts. Yes, they have the same effect as the vodka because of their high alcohol content. I live in a dry county and do not have alcohol readily avail. I do always have extracts around though. They dry/evaporate and do not leave a wet look. HTH
If you don't want to use extracts or everclear you can also use a tiny bit of shortening and rub it gently over the white marks. Before using either method though you might want to take a soft dry brush and try to get off as much of the marks as you can (sometimes this is sufficient by itself).
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