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I’ve seen cakes covered in silver fondant icing, and I would like to make a chrome/silver car cake.
Not painted with edible silver paint, but an entire cake covered in a silver coloured fondant.
I’ve tried searching for silver fondant, but can’t find it anywhere to buy.
Can any body shine a light and help please? Thanks x

Hello sugarmouse

Could you please give a link for one of the cakes you have seen covered in silver fondant so that I can see whether it may be another medium used on a coloured background.
I have found a silver coloured fondant but it is a silver grey as seen here:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Simply-Heaven-Regalice-rollable-Fondant-Sugarpaste-Icing-240g-Gluten-free-/251671481499?var=550571222367&hash=item3a98ca0c9b
If this is brushed with silver luster it will shine. I have made a chrome glitter ball by brushing grey lustre into grey paste with a large round soft headed brush. If the lustre is applied in layers in a circular motion it will begin to ingrain into the paste and start to become shinier. Try it out on a small piece of waste fondant to see the effect.
Another way to achieve a very shiny chrome look is to use silver leaf. Depending on how big the car is, this could prove to be quite expensive. Failing any of the above suggestions take a peek at the following to see whether there is anything there which may be suitable:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=icing+silver&tag=googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=63882866553&hvpos=1s1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6935473983028578462&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_4rzycq6jyy_b

You’ll find past answers here on how to achieve silver coloured fondant here:

Painting sugar paste in gold/silver

Hopefully other members will offer tips.

Hi there madeitwithlove, many thanks for the reply.

Heres a link to a ‘robocop’ cake that has quite a bit of silver fondant.
https://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/article-1350398033688-1587e905000005dc-430789_466x310.jpg

Would making a grey fondant and spraying with a can of silver lustre spray produce the same effect?

Hi sugarmouse

The texture there definitely looks like grey lustre dusted on a silver grey fondant. I think it’s been well brushed in and then possibly steam set or sprayed with PME clear glaze. I can’t be certain of course by just looking but that is how it appears to me. I’m not sure whether you would be able to get the same coverage or control with silver spray from a can. It really depends on how big/small the area which requires spraying. A small area would be fine because you can go over and over until you get the look you want. A large area would require several cans of spray. Airbrushing would work.
Here are all the different lustre dusts available:
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=silver+lustre+dust&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAmoVChMIqLyOxaX2xwIVCm8UCh2xiwev&biw=1138&bih=503
They must say edible and NOT non toxic. The same also applies to any metallic paints.

Try making different shades of grey fondant and either dust with silver lustre or spray. As I’ve mentioned in my last answer, I made the glitter ball by layering grey lustre and just polished it with the soft round brush. It was so highly polished it relected like a mirror. Another way to achieve a high glaze is to use confectioners glaze or make up a glaze using gum arabic. For a little recipe for gum arabic glaze, which can be doubled or tripled up to however much you need, take a peek here: http://www.cakeflix.com/marzipan-fruits-by-madeitwithlove/

As with anything which is being tried out for the first time please practice first to establish that it works for you. If using glaze allow one layer to dry before applying another.

Hope you can find a solution most favourable for your project.