Hi Everyone,
Thank you in advance for all your help.
My best friend has asked me to make her wedding cake for her, which I am over the moon about. However, she has sent me these two links and told me she loved the platinum effect fondant cake and the metallic style orange buttercream. I don't want to tell her this, but I have no idea how to do this. Can anyone help me out? I was wondering if it is lustre dust or spray?
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If you look carefully, I think both of those are ribbons. The platinum, has some lustre dust above the wide ribbon. The orange one is ribbon as well.
I don't see the orange butter cream as metallic.
Can you be very specific as to which parts of the cake you want to reproduce and in what colors? That would help.
Hi matthewkyrankelly,
In the first link - http://www.genii-cupcakes.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/vintagetower.jpg
The cake on the top (one with ribbon) looks like it's platinum fondant. Also, the chantilly lace beneath looks very pearly.
This one - http://www.genii-cupcakes.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/burntorangecupcaketower.jpg
I thought the orange rose swirl cupcake looked kind of metallic.
xxx
You can do all of that with lustre dust. I would buy some and get the effect you want. Pictures don't show that well.
FYI - you can buy silver powder that you either wet with alcohol and brush on or I have dry brushed in some instances.
The effect you want is probably a combination. You will be surprised at how a little goes a long way.
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