Airbrushing Color Onto Fondant Ribbon

Decorating By mrsmac888 Updated 17 May 2019 , 7:22pm by SandraSmiley

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mrsmac888 Posted 17 May 2019 , 2:38pm
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Hi.  I am doing a cake for tomorrow.  I'm making a fondant "ribbon" to go around the base of the cake.  I am going to airbrush it with gold luster dust mixed with everclear and need to do that today.  How do I get the color to dry but not the fondant?  The ribbon needs to be pliable so that I can wrap it around the cake once I set it up at the reception.  But I don't want it to be tacky from the color....

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-K8memphis Posted 17 May 2019 , 5:22pm
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me, I would brush the color on on site wet or dry

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kakeladi Posted 17 May 2019 , 5:55pm
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I think K8 is right. Don't airbrush it; paint it on after the ribbon is on the cake.

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ypierce82 Posted 17 May 2019 , 6:49pm
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The paint can't dry without being out in the air, but then that will cause your fondant to dry out; so when you wrap the ribbon, it is going to have that elephant looking skin. I would do as suggested and paint it on at the venue.

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-K8memphis Posted 17 May 2019 , 6:55pm
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it's very easy -- done it many times -- but you can also apply the ribbon before you deliver too -- either way -- I would place the already ribboned tier on a larger cake circle and just lift it off on site ribbon and all -- might need a tad of adjustment and a touch up on the paint -- sometimes I would roll the fondant out on site too and cut, apply & paint the ribbon -- 10,000 ways to go

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SandraSmiley Posted 17 May 2019 , 7:22pm
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I agree with everyone else, paint it after it has been applied to t he cake.  I would not dirty up the airbrush for it, lol.

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