How To Get My Fondant "plastic" Shiny
Decorating By DianeLynn31 Updated 4 Sep 2010 , 3:05pm by DianeLynn31
Help! I have a cake due in 1 week and it's going to be my biggest one yet. I am looking for tips on how to get the plastic effect. I have heard to mix piping gel and vodka and then air brush it on the cake when it's all done and decorated.
Does anyone know if this works?? If so - what are the ratio's for the gel and vodka??
Any advice would be great!!
I have used a steamer a few times and it has worked great. You just have to be careful not to get too close or keep it on too long or it will start melting. Also, watch out for water droplets off the steamer onto the cake. If you check out my spongebob cake it turned out pretty shiny. Oh and if you don't have one, walmart sells a conair for like $25 that works great. Good luck
I use equal parts corn syrup and vodka makes it shiny when it dries it's not sticky at all HTH 
Be very careful of an iron, it can "spit" on your cake leaving water marks. Same thing can happen with a pot of boiling water, but they will work. A clothes steam is pretty cheap, I got mine at Walmart for about 22.00. Even with that, let it run for about 5 10 minutes to avoid the "spit". For a super shiny like "plastic", I use the vodka and corn syrup as andreamen1 mentioned. It drys fast and isn't tacky
I have sprayed canola oil and brushed it on gently. It worked nicely.
I agree, the PAM type sprays i either spray it directly or on some paper towel and brush it on...as far as just water....it has only made a sticky mess for me.
I am going to have to try the vodka and corn syrup tho..
You guys are all awesome! Thanks so much for your advise and suggestions!!! I will try them all to see what I like best. Thanks again!!
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