re: Painting cake with food paste colours?

You should take into account, as Kendra already stated, alcohol evaporates so it shouldn’t be a problem.

To better understand this, simply place a few drops of vanilla extract on a plate & walk away for an hour. When you go back to the plate, you’ll find the liquid has completely evaporated and you’re left a shiny “film” on the plate.

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