Painting on cakes

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Permalink Reply by Kelly Ellis on May 26, 2013 at 1:04am

You can use pure lemon extract instead of alcohol.

Permalink Reply by Kelly Ellis on May 26, 2013 at 1:05am

...just mix it with your gel colors.

Permalink Reply by Melanie on May 26, 2013 at 1:12am

I use Vodka. If you put a drop of vodka on a paper plate, and come back 30 minutes later, it won't be there anymore. It evaporates very quickly! When the coloring is dry, the vodka has evaporated. It leaves no taste or odor behind. I have added bottled water to colors before, it just takes longer to dry. :)

Permalink Reply by Diane Loualid on May 26, 2013 at 1:18am

This is what I found for you......

I am a former chef and while the vodka is fine, I used a light or white corn
syrup, it gives a glossier finish and does not dry as quick and if you make an
error it can be scraped off, the vodka dries so fast it cannot be
removed.

I used to go to an art supply store, get some fine inexpensive
brushes and plastic palate trays, draw out my design then rub it on the fondant, then mix my
colours and start with the outlines and fill later.

I hope this
was helpful, and it is cleaner and easier this way, plus you can temper the
colour to much with alcohol, this way it is not as runny and easier to control.

Permalink Reply by Diane Loualid on May 26, 2013 at 1:19am

I hope this is helpful for you Maria

Permalink Reply by Maria Bellis on May 26, 2013 at 2:24am

Thanks ladies. Diane I have white corn syrup already in the cupboard so that saves me having to go out and buy any vodka.  Roughly how much corn syrup should be added?

Permalink Reply by Bettina Dwyer on May 26, 2013 at 2:36am

Alcohol is a very volatile substance which means it changes quickly to a gas - in other words you're not going to get the children drunk or anything because the active part evaporates.
Lemon extract also contains alcohol which evaporates and leaves the lemon flavour.
As far as correcting mistakes goes. I take a clean brush and clean vodka or water. Load the brush well with vodka and brush over the mistake, wipe your brush on a paper towel to remove the colour residue, then go over the process again until the colour is gone. Let it dry.
There is a free painted cake class at Craftsy.com which shows you how to do this as well as paint on a cake!

http://www.craftsy.com/class/the-hand-painted-cake/180

Permalink Reply by Maria Bellis on May 26, 2013 at 2:40am

Thanks Bettina, I'll check the craftsy class out.

Permalink Reply by Diane Loualid on May 26, 2013 at 2:43am

i AM NOT SURE BUT JUST START WITH A LITTLE IN YOUR COLOR AND GO FROM THERE....

Permalink Reply by art deco cakes by galidink on May 26, 2013 at 9:21am

alcohol . evaporates , so you have no need to worry about using it , or you can use any extract