Please bare with me. I have searched, searched, and searched! I'm trying to find a way to make a realistic purple edible feather for a Red Hat Society "Hat Cake" I have not found anything. Does anyone have any suggestions? I have this image in my head of what I want it to look like but I can not seem to make it happen. Please help!

http://dragonsanddaffodils.deviantart.com/art/edible-feather-wedding-cake-99716827

http://www.sugarcraft.com/catalog/misc/turkeyfeathers-inst.htm

http://www.etsy.com/listing/44404780/edible-peacock-eye-feathers-1-dozen

Thank-you for your post Panel.
I did try the suggestions but I didn't quite get what I had in my mind for this project. So...... I made the feather out of gelatin and just used a paintbrush and created a feather on a ziplock bag. When it dried it just popped off and I inserted the toothpick into the cake. worked GREAT!


http://cakecentral.com/gallery/2163301


The Red Hat ladies were amazed that it was an actual cake, one was tapping on the side of the cake trying to determine if it was a glass or plastic decoration. Too funny!

Steppy, it turned out great! Must try your technique - I always wanted to make gelatine peacock feather.