If any bubbles or wrinkles appear in the photo gently pat them out with DRY fingers.Īfter a few hours your picture will blend into the icing and look like it has been printed onto the icing. To apply it to the frosted cake hold the topper gently and carefully lower the Icing sheet down onto the cake from the middle outward, carefully and gently smoothing with either the palm of your hand or a small roller. This will allow the topper to stick to the cake and begin bonding with the icing. Lightly dampen the icing using a little water on a pastry-brush or by spraying with a fine mist.
The topper should peel off easily from the backing plastic but take care around the edges. It is easy to cut so don’t panic like cutting through card. If you wet the image side of the topper the colours will run.įor all toppers and cupcake toppers that require cutting carefully cut the topper to the desired shape using a pair of clean, dry, sharp pair of scissors BEFORE removing from the plastic backing. Make sure your hands are completely dry when handling the topper. Try to make sure the icing on the top of the cake is as flat as possible, if you have slightly rounded edges the edible image may not sit properly on top of the cake and the edges will wrinkle. If you need to you can lightly mist or baste water on the fondant icing or buttercream if it’s crusted, and place the image onto the cake closer to the time it is being served. Can I put the cake in the fridge after I have applied the topper?Ĭakes generally shouldn’t be refrigerated after the topper is applied as it may damage the colours on the topper. Keep your topper in its Ziploc plastic bag until you are ready to use it in a cool dry place out of direct sunlight. How do I store the topper until I am ready to use it? Otherwise you should apply it just before serving the cake, before the photo it has time to absorb the moisture or fat. Place the topper on the plaque and put this on your cake top. Try white chocolate instead or cut out a backing plaque of white fondant to go behind the edible image this should be about the same size and shape as the topper. The icing on your cake can be any colour, but as the topper is made from very thin icing so dark colours like chocolate may not always be suitable. Can I use a dark coloured fondant under the image? Try using a thin layer of buttercream under the image and just using fresh cream to pipe a border around the edge if you must. Can I use fresh cream instead of icing?įor fresh cream don’t place the topper onto the cake until just before serving, or the image may bubble or if left for long periods of time disintegrate into the cream.įresh cream is not the best cake topping to use for edible images and should really try to be avoided, the water content is too high. The icing sheets must be applied to a topping the sheets are not intended to replace icing they need a surface to bond with. Do I need to ice the cake before applying the topper? If you have a very wet icing, ganache, or a covering with a high fat content (such as cream cheese) then again we suggest you make a backing plaque from roll-out fondant or sugar paste. Your printed edible photo can be applied to almost any kind of icing such as fondant, sugar paste, royal icing, butter-cream or glace icing. Bake and decorate your own cake or buy one already iced from a baker or supermarket.
You can have any kind of cake – fruit, sponge, chocolate, or your favourite recipe. I can’t remove the topper from the backing plastic, what do I do?īefore you start… What kind of cake/topping should I use? I accidently tore the topper what can I do? How do I store the topper until I am ready to use it?Ĭan I put the cake in the fridge after I have applied the topper? Do I need to ice the cake before applying the topper?Ĭan I use a dark coloured fondant under the image?
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