How To Create Clean Gold Finished Piping?
Decorating By Motta Updated 21 Dec 2010 , 2:00am by cupadeecakes
I love the look of this cake and would like to try my hand at the intricate piping. I think it's royal icing painted gold. I just don't know what form of gold they used eg. airbrush sheen colors or luster dust??
If I'm wrong, please fill me in on how this was done. I'd love to know! Thanks!
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I did some gold lace piping a few weeks ago. I wound up using Sugar Veil to pipe the lacework and then once it cured I dusted it with edible gold dust. I could then place it on the cake and maintain the clean look I wanted. I can pipe well, but it's very difficult for me to go back and paint gold over the top of that. HTH!
I've heard of decorators piping the royal onto the cake then gilding with lustre dust mixed with vodka just on the top of the piping with a very thin brush.
That's what I would do, use the Americolor gold coloring and that way the white isn't so obvious. By the way, I love that Sugarveil idea!! 
By the way, I love that Sugarveil idea!!
I uploaded the photo I took of the cake just so you all could see how it turned out. I was pleased with the way it looked when finished.
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_1897193.html
Oh my gosh that's gorgeous!!! Yep, the Sugarveil just moved up to my "must have" list!
By the way, I love that Sugarveil idea!!
I uploaded the photo I took of the cake just so you all could see how it turned out. I was pleased with the way it looked when finished.
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_1897193.html
Okay I have a question, how did you attach the sugarveil or did it just stick to the fondant?
Okay I have a question, how did you attach the sugarveil or did it just stick to the fondant?
I used a small paintbrush to wet the fondant with water. The Sugar Veil stuck just fine.
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