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Can anyone tell me how I can co our royal icing gold ? Is there a gold paint I can add or do I paint on top of piped design? If I paint on top, what is the best co our to co our the icing first rather than white?

Hello Tomandhen123

Just google Rainbow Dust gold edible paint and you’ll see all the different shades of gold. I usually make my own by mixing gold lustre dust with vodka to paint dried piped designs, numbers and letters.
If you search in youtube ‘how to make gold royal icing’, you’ll find some good tutorials.

A good tip I was told about is to colour the royal icing with an ivory / caramel paste first and then paint over with the lustre dust and vodka. This means that if you miss a bit when painting you don’t have bright white icing showing through – it just blends in better.