Glitter in places it shouldn't be is so hot right now. Glitter is in beer, glitter is in lattes and on bagels. After having glitter beer myself on St. Patrick's Day at Twisted Spur, I wanted to see how else I could glitterize my food. I found this Chefmaster Edible Color Spray in both gold and silver at Hobby Lobby and for $4.99 apiece I couldn't not get both.
I tried it in several different applications to try and determine if it's worthwhile and well, so far I'm thinking this isn't the glitter product of my dreams. The very first shot, I glitterized something that was just available, a piece of bitten key lime pie in the fridge. I didn't know how it would come out — and the answer is quickly — btw, and it looks pretty atrocious on here.
Next I made something specifically for the purpose of glittering it: a batch of lemon-lavender shortbread. It smells and tastes heavenly, but could I give it a golden halo from above? Well...
Maybe I just shouldn't use it on flat things, right? Let's try a plump, red strawberry and see what it looks like.
Nope, nope. Looks like it's protected in an armor of melted metal here. And the fake vanilla-y taste that is built into the can is much more detectable than on baked goods. The color is definitely more metallic-y than glittery in the case of the silver though it does have a sparkly sheen in the right light. As for the gold, it's more matte than I would have liked. In fact, there's barely any sheen or glitter at all. In short, I wouldn't necessarily recommend this spray for its glittery properties but more for metallic needs. But I do recommend making the lemon-lavender shortbread cookies that took the brunt of this experiment.
I remain on the hunt for a glitterier spray or sprinkle product to make my desserts dazzle, drop a comment if you have one you recommend!
