Metallic Food Paint for Macarons

With metallic food paint you can turn macarons into little jewels. The ready-to-use paints are easy to apply to macarons, fondant, cookies and marzipan, and are also ideal for decorating your homemade chocolates after unmoulding. Choose from liquid metallic paints in gold, dark gold, red, ruby red and black, and metallic colour sprays in gold, silver, rose gold, red, blue and green. They add highlights to macaron shells as well as to cakes and cupcakes. Gold and dark gold look especially elegant on dark shells, silver and rose gold on light shades, and black is perfect for graphic patterns.

Tips for brush, sponge and spray

• Brush or sponge: the paint is easy to apply with a brush. Dabbed on with a sponge, it creates a completely different, speckled look.
• Airbrush: once thinned, the metallic paint can also be used in an airbrush – follow the instructions on the packaging.
• Spray cans: the colour sprays can be used on many different surfaces. Handy tip: shake the can well before use and spray from a distance.
• The right place: if possible, spray under an extractor hood or, better still, outdoors – otherwise your whole kitchen will sparkle.

Frequently asked questions about metallic paints

How do I make half-gilded macarons?

Cover one half of the shell with a strip of baking paper and colour the other half with spray or a brush. Let the paint dry well before filling so nothing smudges.

Liquid paint or spray – which one when?

Liquid paint applied with a brush is ideal for details, lettering and chocolates. The spray covers larger areas such as whole macaron shells or cakes quickly and evenly.

Find more macaron decorating ideas in Decorate my macarons.