If you want to save money by making your own cake decoration with edible designs and pictures, then you need to start with making your own edible images. The popular edible supplier, Inkedibles, sells efficient edible image systems that work with your computer and inkjet printing devices at reasonable prices.
One of the most popular methods of designing is butter cream transfer. You can find detailed instructions for this method and accomplish this by completing a step by step process. It requires icing design to be traced on wax paper and then filling it with colors, and finally peeling the plastic covering and placing it on the cake.
First of all you need to find a suitable image of your choice. Once you get the image, you will need to trace it with either an edible food pen or with an icing gel. Then, turn the wax paper over the area where you want the design and carefully place the image on it. You get an outlined image on your cake, all you have to do is trace the outline with icing and fill in the design with colored icing.
Another method to add edible designs to cakes and cupcakes is image transfer. In this method all you need is an inkjet printer, edible ink, edible cartridge and frosting sheets. You can find pre-made edible images in wide range at local food craft store or online. Inkedibles has a variety of readymade images which you need to bring home and apply directly on your cake.
Disclaimer: The information in this article does not represent any particular company’s opinions or suggestions. Edible ink printing should follow the instructions of the manufacturer from whom you buy your edible ink supplies, and it should be noted that the mixing of edible inks and regular inks should not be done.