Safety & Uses of Edible Silver Glitter
Put some sparkle on cakes, chocolate or frosting like a professional baker by using edible silver glitter. Edible glitter comes in more than 60 colors. Silver edible glitter ranges from a shiny metallic to a soft matte silver tone. Does this Spark an idea?
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Uses
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Decorate a cake with edible silver glitter for a silver anniversary. Silver edible glitter is appropriate for use on wedding, silver anniversary or holiday seasonal cakes, edible flowers or gourmet chocolates.
Application
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Apply edible glitter or dust with a dry brush. Edible silver glitter may be mixed into frosting for a silver color. Lightly brush dry or moistened silver glitter decoration to apply to surfaces.
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Safety
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Edible silver glitter does not contain real silver metal and is safe to eat. The color comes from a silver edible powder added to water and gum arabic--a baking ingredient--to create the edible glitter.
Homemade Glitter
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According to Debbie Brown's "Easy Party Cakes," homemade glitter is easy to make using equal parts edible silver powder, gum arabic, and water. Mix ingredients, spread thinly on a cookie sheet, and bake in a low oven until dry. Cool the mixture and push through a sieve to create glitter.
Fun Fact
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Silver luster dust is a finer, powdery form of edible silver glitter. Real silver dust is a non-toxic powder of real silver metal, and costs four times more than silver glitter.
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