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Leopard Cakesicles!
Updated: Aug 26, 2020

I saw these on Pinterest from Instagram from Belly's Bake Shop and they were so cute I had to try it. My BFFs & I have never met an animal print we didn't like -- well one of my BFFs may prefer camouflage. :)
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/778348748088619661/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MKMyTHSy9/?igshi

What I used:
- Black food coloring
- Gold lustre dust
- Mint extract (just to use the liquid extract part of it with gold lustre dust to make paint; could use vanilla or an alcohol like vodka)
- Thicker (more powdered sugar in the ratio) version of Easy Sugar Cookie Icing colored black
(Note: This one was made w/ almond milk (didn't have cow milk). I did experiment with it with water + powdered sugar + corn syrup and that didn't work too well. It separated out.)
Supplies: 2 paintbrushes I use for edible art (Note: I paint with acrylic paints and with icing. I have separate sets of paintbrushes for edible art projects and for my actual paint.)
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Here's a YouTube video I made with some technique tips to make a Leopard Print:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C2VYx7n7sU
With your main color (black in this example): You want to make round or arch shapes using dots (almost pointillism techniques) or by wiggling your brush a little bit. You don't want a straight brushstroke.
Then with your secondary color (gold in this example): Fill in the middle and add some random spots.
The more irregular the spots and placement are -- the better it looks! :)
Give it a try! We are good at this!

