How Do I Make A Light Saber Appear Shiny?
Decorating By Mickeebabe Updated 4 Nov 2010 , 7:31pm by KrissieCakes
I'm making a Star Wars Lego cake this weekend and I want to know how to make a light saber looking shiney like the picture? I'm not sure I'f I'm going to do it in fondant or buttercream.
Thanks so much for any input.
I think a glow stick would be way too big. The image won't be that big on the cake.
I know I can't make it "glow" on the cake but I was hoping someone knew how to make it shiney and make it stick out from the rest of the cake. I will be using buttercream for the design.
Thanks. 
The only thing I can think of is to get those "glow sticks" that you break and they shine for long periods of time... thats probably what I would use
HTH ~
Vicki
If it were me, I would probably make it out of super bright yellow fondant, and then paint it with SuperPearl dust.
OK wait, Luke's light saber isn't yellow...so maybe you'd just stick with white, but I'm thinking if it were in a "light saber" color (a vibrant green would work too, maybe?) and then painted with dust, it would be the closet to hinting at "glowing" that I could think of.
It doesn't have to be fondant of course if you are sticking with buttercream - you can do this with bc as long as your bc crusts.
Hello not sure how big you need it to be but expanding on the glowstick idea,party stores carry glow in the dark mouthpieces. Inside the mouth piece goes a 1.5inch long mini glowstick here
http://glowproducts.com/glowsticks/mini/is a link to them. I am doing a lego starwars cake and i will be using these. Hope this helps.
Hello not sure how big you need it to be but expanding on the glowstick idea,party stores carry glow in the dark mouthpieces. Inside the mouth piece goes a 1.5inch long mini glowstick here
http://glowproducts.com/glowsticks/mini/is a link to them. I am doing a lego starwars cake and i will be using these. Hope this helps.
Those are great and would be perfect. I wonder if they sell them here locally?
Hello not sure how big you need it to be but expanding on the glowstick idea,party stores carry glow in the dark mouthpieces. Inside the mouth piece goes a 1.5inch long mini glowstick here
http://glowproducts.com/glowsticks/mini/is a link to them. I am doing a lego starwars cake and i will be using these. Hope this helps.
I think I'm gonna do this guy here. Who's this?
Ok so I guess im way too big of a star wars fan but Lukes lightsaber is green but I would go with lime green and do luster dust or even that new disco dust would be kinda cool. IDK but hope it turns out cool.
Here's a thread that will help you make buttercream that glows in the dark! 
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=6726611#6726611
No I'm pretty sure it's Obi-Wan. You could use piping gel over bright green or blue, depending on whichever you go with. It wouldn't glow but it'd be shiny at least.
When I made this lego star wars cake, I tinted some piping gel and brushed it over the fondant saber, doesn't make it "glow" but shines more like a neon light
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_1237936.html
Hello not sure how big you need it to be but expanding on the glowstick idea,party stores carry glow in the dark mouthpieces. Inside the mouth piece goes a 1.5inch long mini glowstick here
Yes also, you might want to try http://coolglow.com/ for the mini glow sticks, very good rates.
I've made a few Star Wars cakes now - my son is a freak for Star Wars. If you want to keep it all edible, the luster dust works great. I really like how sparkly the disco dust is, but it's a bit chunky, so for a light saber I would go with Super Pearl luster dust!
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