I love painting onto carved buttercream designs because the carved shapes guide your paintbrush so even if you have shaky hands like me! You can paint freestyle onto a cake or trace around a shape with a toothpick to guide you as you paint. I use my 4 Minute Buttercream to frost all of my cakes but for this technique you can use any frosting that set firm, like ganache. You can apply several coats of gold paint until you get the colour you want. Let each coat dry before you paint the next one so that you layer the gold for the boldest colour.
Gold paint dries really quickly as the alcohol evaporates — usually in just a few minutes. When the gold paint dries you can add whatever details you like, like these pretty flowers piped with Russian tips!
Chill the cake to set the buttercream, which takes about an hour in the fridge, and then use dabbing motions with a paintbrush to create a pretty gold edge. For a wider surface like this top edge, a thicker paintbrush will be much quicker to cover this larger area. All you need is a piping bag, a piping tip, and some parchment or wax paper.
Pipe whatever shape you want onto parchment or wax paper and then freeze it for a few minutes to set the buttercream. This is quite a slow process but definitely worth it!
Now pipe a dot of fresh buttercream onto your cake to act as glue. Lift the frozen gold shape off the paper with an offset spatula and lower it onto your cake, attaching the gold buttercream to the dot of frosting. When you finish decorating your cake it will look like you piped gold buttercream straight onto it! Dry the fruit completely with a paper towel for the boldest gold results. If the frosting on your cake has set, attach the fruit to your cake with dots of buttercream to act as glue.
Brush the fruit with gold paint, painting the entire fruit or just parts of it. The gold looks especially nice on textured fruit like berries. Making one is easy — just spin the macaron between your fingers as you paint the sides and the tops of the shells. You can also do this before adding filling and pressing the two shells together, just wait until the gold paint dries before you touch it.
Painting over a white, yellow or brown macaron is easier than a colour like fuschia or blue. This is buttercream frosting , which I chilled for an hour in the fridge so that it was very firm it before doing this. Then use a very thin paintbrush to paint the letters gold.
The indented letters help guide your paintbrush to keep the gold within the letters but if you get any smudges outside of the letters, use a clean paintbrush dipped in vodka to brush the smudges off the cake. This lettering technique works on smooth frosting but also lightly textured frosting, like this bear which I stenciled onto the cake and then used a spatula to add some random grooves into the frosting like fur.
These are Sweet Stamp letters and I like to pick them up by wrapping a piece of tape around my fingers with the sticky side facing outwards. You have to press the letters very firmly into buttercream for this to work. You can apply your drip with a spoon, a condiment bottle, or put it in a ziplock bag and cut off a corner like this.
You might need to paint a few layers in some areas to cover the drip completely. Unlike with fondant, mixing luster dust into your buttercream will only mean you are wasting it. Kneading it into fondant is like creating sparkly layers until all is covered, as you do with food coloring, but buttercream works differently. To use luster dust on buttercream you need to think about it as a coating. It will give a sheen and make it look magical, but you will not be able to make the whole buttercream shiny.
By mixing it in, it will get lost in the cream. As we said in the last heading, you need to think about luster dust as a coating, but it is too thin to sprinkle it on top. Think about what glitter or sprinkles look like. Compared to luster dust they are chunky and noticeable in a glance.
Luster dust is more delicate and finely milled, so it needs to be used as such. If you do sprinkle it on top of, say, your cupcakes, you will notice that you cannot distribute it evenly. You will end up with splotchy patches of luster dust that will never give you full coverage. It will be hard to coat the sides and to control the actual fall of dust. Essentially you will be left with a mess!
This is a method we definitely do not recommend. In order to achieve the best result by using luster duster, we definitely think that using the right brush will give the prettiest result. There are, however, some things to bear in mind with this method. First of all, you should use fluffy brushes. The best ones, we think, are makeup brushes that you can get at any drugstore or beauty store. You should look for fluffy brushes that will lay the color evenly without creating any harsh lines or splotches that are hard to blend afterward.
A blush brush or big powder brush would be the perfect choice to cover large areas. A fluffy eye blending brush would be best to lay the duster over creases or small details or in case you need to be more precise. Stay clear of densely packed brushes or very small, precise brushes.
These are not your friends in creating even layers. Make sure you buy brushes especially to use with food-grade products.
Do not use an old brush from your makeup collection, as you may contaminate the food. Not only should it be new, but you should also clean it beforehand, to get rid of any factory residue that could end up stuck to your cream.
Try and avoid brushes that are made with animal products. Not only are they more expensive, but they could also provide a source of contamination for food. Choose only synthetic bristle brushes. The right method to do this is not to use the luster dust straight from the pot. To achieve an even sparkle, the best way is to pour some of the powder into a small container and swirl your brush around. Afterward, you need to tap the excess into the container. Then gently distribute the product with swiping motions.
Commonly cited ingredients are titanium dioxide, iron oxide, carmine, and mica. Additionally, some contain iron blue or chromium oxide. There are many different brands of luster dust and most of them are not individually labeled with ingredients. Different shades of luster dust within the same brand might contain different ingredients necessary to produce those shades. If your luster dust container is not labeled, the only way to be certain of the ingredients is to contact the company and inquire about that specific shade.
All varieties of luster dust are used for cake and candy decorating, though they have different properties and produce different effects. Luster dust is used as decoration on top of cakes, cupcakes, and other sweet treats.
Not all luster dust is edible. It depends very much on the specific brand and specific color. Most luster dust is labeled "non-toxic," meaning that it won't harm you if consumed. Keep in mind, though, that just because something is not toxic does not mean it is intended to be eaten. In some cases, certain shades are not mean to be consumed at all.
Luster dust can simply be brushed onto molded candies, fondant , and gum paste with a dry brush. If you want an evener application or intense color, mix the luster dust with alcohol vodka is recommended or an alcohol-based extract like lemon extract.
It only takes a small amount of liquid, so start with a few drops and mix until you get a consistency you like. Do not mix the luster dust with water, as the majority are not water-soluble and will result in a sticky mess. For stronger effects, you can paint on multiple coats of luster dust, just be sure to let each layer dry in between applications. Luster dust can also be mixed with alcohol and used with a food-grade airbrushing machine.
You can also quickly apply luster dust to candies by placing a small amount with the candy in a container, closing the lid, then shaking it until the candy is covered. There are many ways to decorate foods without luster dust. Which you choose will depend on the application. Sanding sugar is a large-grain sugar that's edible and comes in a variety of colors. It is not thin like luster dust, but it does have some sparkle when the light catches it.
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