I'm going to use gold luster dust on some fondant decor and then place on the cake. Should I make the paste and paint or just use it dry? If I do it dry does it stay on well? Will it rub off when I'm putting the pieces on the cake?
best answer is test it on some scraps -- you've probably already done that as i'm a little late to the party -- this way you have a working knowledge of how each way works for your particular situation and application --
and just depends on how you pick them up, and just 10,000 variables -- and nothing wrong with touching them up afterwards too -- also i do like to paint after applying some kinds of fondant cutouts to the cake surface -- surprisingly the paint often clings well to the piece -- but dusting after placement onto the cake is usually pretty messy -- goes all over -- hard to confine the dust --
best to you
Like she said definitely try ahead of time. I purchased a new gold luster dust cause my cake store was out of the one I typically use and it was awful! Lol. I thought since I had used luster dust before that I wouldn't have any problems. Boy was I wrong!!! No matter what I mixed it with it kept turning green!! I still wonder if something was wrong with the dust!!
interesting, gigglebox2014 --
i got some 'luster' dust recently and it was glorified petal dust, no sheen to it at all -- terrible stuff is being put out there sometimes -- no comparison to the real thing -- luster in name only
Yes kstevens!!! I was blown away! I drove over an hour away to get this dust when I realized I was low on the one I normally use. I even messaged our local cake store owner and she couldn't believe I was dealing with it turning green either. It was hideous. Ended up having to go a completely different direction on the wedding cake I was working on. I was a mess!
Thanks for the advice. I made a Minnie Mouse bow with gold ears. Turned out great. I just brushed it on dry. Started out with yellow fondant.
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