I'm looking to make a cake I've seen online and the flowers and fondant covering the cake all have this shimmery look to them... I'm assuming there must be a spray to give that effect? It wouldn't be hand brushed with luster dust or anything like that would it? Can anyone help?

Maybe it was airbrushed with a mixture of pearl luster dust and vodka (or lemon juice) Can you post a pic?

Here's a pic of the cake I found on the internet...

that looks like pearl aribrush spray......you can usually get it anywhere that sells airbrush colors.

here is a cake I did where I used it.

Beautiful pictures. I love the idea of the cake board being bigger and decorating that with your message instead of putting it on the cake. Wish I had seen that a month ago!

Tina, that looks exactly like what I'm looking for!!! Do you need different "colors" for the spray or is it a "clear" spray?

Beautiful cake by the way! Funny that you'd post a lady bug cake because that's my next cake after Tink! ;o) I've been working on a design for the past couple weeks! Great cake!

Does that mean you can only airbrush it to get it to look that way?

thanks...........nope, it's clear so you just spray it on when the cake is finished. I use it on almost EVERY wedding cake I do too......with white buttercream it just makes it look so silky and then in the sunlight you get that shimmer.. it doesn't always come across too well in photographs though.

I got mine at sugar craft for an 8 oz. bottle it was like 11.00 or something and I've had the bottle for almost 2 yrs. now and I'm only half way through the bottle...it goes really far!

I've even sprayed on grey icing and it gives it a silver appearance.....I love this stuff!

So you don't have to have an airbrush to use it??

I'm am confused . . . . so you don't have to have an airbrush to use it or you do???

I think that what Tina was talking about is the kind that you use with an airbrush. You can paint it on with a paintbrush but it's not as sheer and you go through it a lot faster (I bought my bottle three months ago and it's more than half gone).

Here's a pearl spray http://www.globalsugarart.com/search.php?search=pearl+spray I haven't tried it but it should give that sheer shimmer effect without an airbrush.

Thank you Texas_Rose . . . . sorry for the double post

the kind I use is for an airbrush and I use it with an airbrush and it goes really far...............I'm sure you could just brush it on if you wanted to, but it would probably be kinda streaky I would think

This is what it looks like when it's painted on:


It takes a little practice...you can't go over the same spot twice unless it's totally dry, or it will get streaky. I wouldn't be putting it on with a paintbrush if I had the $$$ for an airbrush but I like the look of it better than pearl dust mixed with vodka.

wow, that sillhouette is stunning!!! How have I never seen this cake before......just gorgeous!

Thank you! I used cookie cutters for the silhouette.

That's something I can only dream of getting for now... an airbrush... but in the meantime, that "Lustre Spray Pearl by PME" posted by Texax_Rose should do a similar job? Sounds easier than hand brushing too... but I spraying might be tricky, I've never done it before...

Texas_Rose, how did you cut out the sillhouette? Do you have the pattern? I sure wish I had a copy (yeah I am begging) lol

cookie cutter?? Never seen those before, where did you buy them?

Thanks, I will order them, I wish I could afford the air-brush also maybe Santa can hear me. Your daughter was trying to help lol
Your cake is awesome, you do great with handpainting

Texas rose that silhouette is stunning!!!! Can you please post a template?Ple-e-a--se!!!!!!!

LOL...I wish Santa was bringing me an air brush too. Santa's bringing the kids their stuff and paying the electric bill though and hopefully I'll get an airbrush when we get our tax refund in February...was going to get one this year but I broke my leg and my share of the tax refund went to medical stuff.

lol I only have 1 child and she is grown and gone so Santa only has me to worry about, dh can wait till next yr for a toy lol