How Can I Make Black Fondant Look Like Velvet?
Decorating By chanielisalevy Updated 15 Sep 2009 , 4:08pm by ddaigle
I've tried it many times and nothing approximates velvet. Any ideas?
I would love to know too! Maybe if you moistened it lightly somehow with something (lotta help there) and then found a way to dry brush or spray dry black luster/petal dust? Maybe a light coating of thinned piping gel and maybe use a big poofy brush to blot alternating petal and luster dusts to get the velvet effect?
I don't know, just brainstorming.
You could try it on a small patch to see if it works.
When you figure it out, let us know!
I saw on one of the many cake shows (not sure which one) they sprayed fondant with cocoa for a brown suede look - not really the same I know - more brainstorming 
- I would love to know too - heres a bump!
I asked this question last December and kept the response:
Get some petal dust or powder food color and a sea sponge from a craft store. You want to add some grain alcohol to the color to make a fairly thick paste and dab it all over. You want a section to dry before you attempt to go back over it if needed. With a little practice, it'll look just like velvet.
You can make any color, but the trick is to start with a paler base color for the fondant.
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