I received a phone call earlier this month from a previous client
wondering if I could make some disco ball cake pops. I knew I would have to do some research as I
had recently been reading about glitter used in cake decorating. Apparently most of the glitter from cake
decorating shops is actually only for decorating purposes (things like window
displays and decorating competitions, where the product is not actually
consumed). From what I can gather these
glitters haven’t really had anything on the packaging to tell a person that it
is not a food product. Recently things
have changed and these glitters that are labelled as “non-toxic” have also had
explanations added to them on websites etc stating that they are meant for
decoration.
The debate is pretty fierce as people are very passionate about things
they believe in.
The reason these glitters cannot be called “edible” is because they do
not digest in the body. They come out in
the same form that they went in (ew, but that’s the truth). There is even suggestion that the glitters
are made from plastics. While some
people are happy to ingest these glitters in small amounts and have had no side
effects, others believe the products need to labelled as in-edible or for
decorative purposes only. Some call for
them to be removed from cake decorating supply shops completely.
So......I decided that I wouldn’t be happy serving up a cake pop coated
in “non-toxic”, but not edible, glitter to my own children & so I would definitely
not be happy serving it up to other children.
Then the search began for the best looking edible glitter-type
product. I ordered three things over the
internet – Pearlised Sugar Crystals; Edible Glitter and Silver edible ‘paint’.
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| The three products I ordered |
I was not convinced about the edible glitter when I ordered it as I
assumed it was the same product I had purchased some years ago. It was.
It looks like fish flakes and not at all like glitter. It even tasted horrid (I would say that it
tastes like fish flakes but since I haven’t eaten fish flakes, I can’t be
totally sure!).
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| Definately NOT the fish flakes!! |
I was very impressed with the pearlised sugar crystals and the silver
paint, however. The paint is good for
smaller things and, again, not entirely sure I would eat a cake pop fully
coated with it (even though it IS edible).
The sugar crystals were the winner and I now can’t wait to buy more in a
variety of colours!
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| Disco Balls |
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| Disco Ball Options |
I even got all inspired and created some disco-ish accessories!!
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| Boom Boxes |
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| Music |
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| Disco Theme |
