steaming
can any one tell me if you can steam your fondant or pastillage after its dry ?
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Permalink Reply by Katy Nott on
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I don't know for sure Gail, but I would guess not. Pastillage is very brittle and I guess would break. Wouldn't fondant just go sticky again?
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Permalink Reply by art deco cakes by galidink on
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iv been told thats how to get the shine ?? on fondant ?
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Come on brave girl - give a go and let me know. I'm too terrified to even try steaming, 'cos I know everything will just sag and probably drop off lol!
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ok i'l give it a go , justgot a new mini steamer ! i'l let you know ; ))
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Permalink Reply by June Kowalczyk on
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Yes
I have steamed a fondant cake & flowers. makes them very shiny. Depending on the weather how long it lasts. If you want a permanent shine, there are edible sprays you can buy. I had a great hand held steamer, well 2 actually, but they were cheapies, and they both broke. Can't afford the industrial kind they use in the stores for clothes. They work the best, and they have a nice long hose to bring over to the project your working on.
As far as your pastillage. Wait until it is hard and apply some sort of shellac/varnish. Your not going to eat it anyway. But of course, if you are placing the pastillage item directly on a cake, then you would have to investigate a food safe varnish. Believe it or not, good old fashioned Elmers glue IS food safe. I have used it on my gumpaste figures to give a shine.
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HUMM I GUESS I WILL FIND SOME KIND OF GLAZE FOR THEM DUE TO THE KIDS MY EAT THEM ,
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Well
You can't eat the pastillage Gail... yuk... not meant to be eaten, just used for molding models and such. Besides, it would break your teeth I am pretty sure.... :o) They sell edible spray lacquer at globalsugararts...but it is very expensive. Hence...why I don't have it. I found a homemade version of edible shine varnish on the web, but it sounded messy. Equal parts of clear corn syrup and something else, can't remember. But didn't venture to try it.
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HUMM MAYBE I'L LOOK FOR THE RECIPE , !
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LOL IF I HAD SOME TEETH THEY WOULD BREAK , LOL I WOULDNT WANT THE KIDS TO BREAK THERES , I THIN MY SISTER INLAW MAY WANT TO SAVE THEM , SHE DUZ SOME TIMES ,
June Kowalczyk said:Well
You can't eat the pastillage Gail... yuk... not meant to be eaten, just used for molding models and such. Besides, it would break your teeth I am pretty sure.... :o) They sell edible spray lacquer at globalsugararts...but it is very expensive. Hence...why I don't have it. I found a homemade version of edible shine varnish on the web, but it sounded messy. Equal parts of clear corn syrup and something else, can't remember. But didn't venture to try it.
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OK I STEAMED BOTH FONDANT AND PASTILLAGE ! THE FOUNDNT SHINES NICLY ! THE PASTILLAGE JUST DRYED TO FLAT FINISH , SO THE FOUNDANT WINS FOR SHINNING WITH THE MINI STEAMER , GOT IT FOR $19.99 AT BED, & BATH, SO HAPPY I DONT HAVE TO TAKE THAT BIG ONE OUT,
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That's where I got both my steamers Gail. One lasted a year, the other, a couple of months. Paid the same amount too. They both ended up leaking all over the place....GRrrrrr
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oh no ! that stinks , wish me luck ; / i just hate to take the big one out ! ,
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