"Marimelle" > wrote in message
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> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm new to the list and have a question about baking with edible gold.
>
> I'd like to make a gold cake for my dad's 50th birthday in March, and I
> was wondering if you have any recipes/tips/resources for baking with
> edible gold? Goldleafcompany.com sells edible gold sheets ($28 covers
> 2 sq. ft.) and I would like to do a test bake before his actual
> birthday.

I think an entire cake covered with gold foil would be way over-the-top. I
have used gold dust mixed with alcohol to paint fondant and gumpast
decorations for cakes. You might consider just making a "5" and "0" out of
fondant, gum paste, pastilliage, etc. and gilding that.