Talk and Act
The airbrush is a magnificent tool for decorating cakes. It is finely made and delicate. It requires proper care. There are three significant rules:
1. Utilize excellent liquid colors, void of sand and lumps.
2. At all times leave the airbrush flushed clean & flow until drained.
3. Avoid harm to the delicate needle and nozzle.
Using The Airbrush
With just a little preparation, you can learn the basic skills of air brush art. Perform on paper towels in anticipation of you get the hang of it. Next attempt it on actual cakes.
1. It’s best to buy an air brush and compressor with a pressure gauge/bleed valve. If you are using regular Lucks Liquid air brush Colors position air pressure to twenty psi. If you are using Lucks Shimmer airbrush Colors turn up your air force to 30 psi or higher. The higher the pressure, the finer the spray. The lower your pressure, the coarser your spray. A number of Cake Designers like better an yet greater setting of 20 psi. For close work on soft frostings, you might have to lower the pressure to stay away from blowing openings in your frosting.
If you have Lucks new air brush (purchased in 2010 or later than), the trigger is slightly different than other airbrushes you might have used in your past. For finest spraying, push the trigger down, and afterward gradually pull your trigger back. Don’t flip or snap your trigger repeatedly. At all times push the trigger down, next draw it back. When you are finished spraying still grasp the trigger downward as you gently release it forward.
2. Put fluid color in the air brush cup (not more than half full or else it may spill on your cake).
3. Grasp the air brush like a pencil. To spray color, slowly draw the button back with your index finger. The farther reverse you draw the greater paint will come out.
4. Put into practice spraying a large region, from about ten in. above the work table. Draw the push button just a bit & move your hand in circles then back and forth. Relax & use simple, smooth actions. Perform until you can acquire a light, smooth shading of color. After that move nearer, about 5 in., & perform the identical thing.
5. Next, shift closer yet, approximately one or two ins, and try to write your first name. This requires a little more skill, but comes with practice.
6. With a bit rehearsal, you can change colors in a few seconds. Drain the cup upside down and flush with water. Refill with new color. Test spray to make sure all of the old color was flushed out, before spraying on your cake. Certain colors don’t require flushing, for example, switching from lighter toward darker or yellow to green or pink to red.
I wish that this article has helped with your understanding of the care and use of a cake decorating airbrush. For additional information on cake decorating please visit our website.
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Posted in Baking · June 7th, 2010 · Comments (0)
Supercharge your sales by adding gourmet cookies to the product line. Boost each cookie’s price point by simply baking on decorations. My tree sugar cookies contain Designer Prints™ sheets baked right on, and my round cookies has a poinsettia Dec-Ons® decoration baked in the center. Who knew Lucks Dec-Ons® decorations could be easily baked right into cookies? Now YOU do!
Cake decorators and at home bakers alike, typically need some new ideas when it comes to decorating. Listed underneath are a few.
1. Arrange your preferred sugar cookie recipe, otherwise use the short dough recipe below. Make sure to use a dough that won’t stretch during baking.
Cookie Dough
Paddle blend 2 ½ lb margarine, 1 ½ lb granulated sugar, 8 oz whole eggs and ½ oz vanilla. Add 3 ½ lb pastry flour. Blend until dough holds all together, and then chill dough overnight. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 16 minutes.
2. Roll out cookie dough. Divide cookies with a even or scalloped round cutter, and display on baking sheet.
3. Divide a small “window” from every round, using any small cookie cutter shape: star, round, snowflake, you name it!
4. For targeted locations of jimmies, use a small paintbrush to slightly dampen the areas anywhere you may apply sprinkles. For the more random application, gently scatter jimmies on top of dry cookies. If you plan to frost your cookies, do not add jimmies.
5. Into each “window,” put in one Lucks Dec-Ons® or a mini Edible Image paper decoration; be sure the decoration is touching or is slightly pressed into the dough.
6. Bake and let cool; ice desired cookies by means of royal icing.
7. Box up as usual.
Holiday Spritz Cookies
Embellish your time-honored spritz cookies with Dec-Ons® decorations-simple, trouble-free plus fun!
1. Arrange your preferred spritz cookie recipe, or use the one below:
Cookie Dough
Paddle mix ½ C softened butter or margarine, ½ C shortening and 2/3 C granulated sugar until fluffy. Add 3 egg yolks and 1 T vanilla then blend in 2 ¼ C sifted flour. Bake on a chilled sheet at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
2. Make use of a cookie press or a Number 22 star tip to apply cookie dough into the baking sheet. If dough is simply too stiff, add small increments of water in anticipation of the appropriate texture is accomplished.
3. Lightly sprinkle cookies using your choice of toppings. Some illustrations would be are white non-pareils Jingle Mix non-pareils, blue sanding sugar, red sanding sugar and green sanding sugar.
4. Into every cookie, gently press one Lucks Dec-Ons® decoration; examples here are selections from the Sugar Snowflake Assortment, Ornament Mini Assortment, and Merry Miniatures.
5. Bake and let cool down. Package as usual.
I hope that this piece of writing has given you some new ideas on cookie decorating. For more details please contact our cake decorating supply internet site.
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Posted in Baking · May 1st, 2010 · Comments (0)