Alcohol like vodka and a paintbrush do work well for touch ups too since alcohol drys faster than water. I have done the shortening technique myself and like it too just make sure it’s evenly applied. Someone mentioned (i think it’s jessicakes blog) using a piece of fondant, roll it into a little ball and touch it on the cake where cornstarch is. I haven’t tried it yet it sounds like it works good for her. As far as the steamer goes I think most of us saw Cake Boss do this. I bought one myself last year to try and it became very addictive for me. I agree I don’t like the wet look and I have some pictures of cakes that do look wet cause of this. I did find that if you do it lightly it really does help the colors pop and it can dry back to normal and not look wet (can take a couple of hours though).
Jessica, Kodiak Alaska http://www.facebook.com/ConceptualConfections
