Piping RI absolutely terrifies me bout now I have this cake idea with a lot of gold piping so I will give it a try....

So how do I get gold colour on my piping? I know I can paint it but I have understood that you can get the RI (or BC???) to get gold colour by mixing it with - powder gold, liquid gold?

I start with a yellow-gold color and then paint. I did a Moroccan cake this weekend with gold painted piping, you can see it in my pix if you want.

Mixing it with the icing will give you a gold-ish color, but it won't be the shiny gold that we seem to expect. If you're ok with a dull gold, then mixing it will work (recommend Americold Gold). If you want the pretty shiny gold, then paint it.

If it's a LOT of piping, I prefer painting it afterward.

Or, you can try this -- mix a small amount of gold luster dust with vegetable oil. 'Paint' the inside of a small parchment cone. Fill the cone with RI. Your piping will come out with the gold dust already on it. The only drawback, is you can only do this in very small batches at a time.

If you're going to paint afterward, I recommend coloring your RI with Americolor gold or Winnie the Pooh gold first. That way, any missed spots, or areas where the dust may rub off, won't stand out.

Thanks all for your excellent advice - now I have a lot more options. I only wish I could get my hands on some good colours. To get Americolor I have to order from the US and it usually takes 3-5 weeks to get it. But I'll try with teh paint I have and see how far it will take me - once again - thank you!

I'm sorry, I didn't realize you were over there.

Good luck!