Is there a fabulous decorative icing recipe that has a nice shine?
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I'm not an "expert" at this but I've never found one with a shine to it after it's dried. I've read about different methods to get the shine but based on the photos I didn't think it was worth the effort. Having said that, I've used 2 parts corn syrup to 1 part alcohol (I used triple sec) and painted that over the finished, decorated cookie and the results were ok. I was going for a look of glass (on a mason jar cutter) and it kinda worked out ok. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/488359153322064222/
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JFW3 posted:I'm not an "expert" at this but I've never found one with a shine to it after it's dried. I've read about different methods to get the shine but based on the photos I didn't think it was worth the effort. Having said that, I've used 2 parts corn syrup to 1 part alcohol (I used triple sec) and painted that over the finished, decorated cookie and the results were ok. I was going for a look of glass (on a mason jar cutter) and it kinda worked out ok. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/488359153322064222/
Saw your picture in Pinterest. This looks so good. It really gave the ice cube a 3D look. Thanks for posting.