Edible Gold Dust vs Gold Leaf: Which Finish and When
Edible gold dust has no gold in it — and it still does most of the work. When to use dust, when leaf, and when both. Gold dust and gold leaf aren't two versions of one product — they're two tools. Dust is a fine mineral powder (mica, titanium dioxide, iron oxide) that brushes on as an allover metallic sheen across cakes, candy, chocolate, and sparkling drinks. Leaf is real 24K gold, placed as one solid accent where the eye should land. Coverage comes from dust at about a dollar a gram; the mirror focal point comes from leaf. Working decorators buy both. In this episode: - What gold dust is…
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