Help!! How To Color Gumpaste Orchids?

Decorating By isleleen Updated 3 Feb 2007 , 3:14am by boonenati

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isleleen Posted 2 Feb 2007 , 9:29am
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i read somewhere about using vodka..?

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boonenati Posted 2 Feb 2007 , 9:45am
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Originally Posted by isleleen

i read somewhere about using vodka..?



Isleleen
I have heard this also, but i colour my flowers with dry chalk or petal dusts. For the orchids on this cake

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo-64518.html

I actually just coloured the center with green dust (the middle bit is done in yellow gumpaste) and made the dots using a toothpick and some red liquid food coloring.

HTH
Nati

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jmt1714 Posted 2 Feb 2007 , 2:12pm
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beautiful cake Nati.

I agree - dry petal dust is the best way, imho. then I steam them.

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BlakesCakes Posted 3 Feb 2007 , 2:55am
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Making a dye out of color and vodka is fast and easy, but I think it makes the flowers look plastic and artificial.

I agree about the dry dusting and then steaming--I think it yields the prettiest results.

Rae

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JoanneK Posted 3 Feb 2007 , 3:01am
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The ones in my photos were done with pedal dust. Very easy to do then steamed quickly to set in the color.

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sweetflowers Posted 3 Feb 2007 , 3:07am
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Dry dust for sure, then steam. The only time I use vodka and color is when I am going to do dots on cymbidiums or veins and I need to paint.
LL

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boonenati Posted 3 Feb 2007 , 3:14am
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sweetflowers
those cymbidiums are gorgeous!!!
Nati

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