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How To Make an Image Icing Plaque

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By: boween
Posted 07/28/09 • Last updated 07/28/09 • 5338 views • 11 comments

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You will need the following things: -Edible Image Printer - Piping Gel -Gumpaste -Fondant -Lollipop sticks or Popsicle sticks TIP: Lisa has put together a 3-Part "How To" Primer on Printing edible images http://cakecentral.com/articles/category/edible-images



http://media.cakecentral.com/images/articles/icing-image/Step 1
Choose your image and resize it properly on your computer



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Print out your image using your edible image printer



http://media.cakecentral.com/images/articles/icing-image/Step 3
Cut out your image


[Image after being cut out]



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Roll out a mixture of 50% Gumpast / 50% Fondant (MMF is not recommended)




Remove Backing from image




Lightly brush a thin layer of piping gel on the back of the image.




Lay image (piping gel side down) onto your rolled out 50/50 gumpaste/fondant




Using a knife, cut out the image




Carefully lift out




Smooth the edges




Allow to dry completely (when its ready it should stand up on its own, with no softness or danger of bending)




Once completely dried, turn your image over onto a cooling rack




Using a small amount of royal icing, apply it to a craft popsicle stick




Gently pressthe popsicle stick into the image Tip: Make sure you apply the stick the the bottom of your image! Otherwise it will go into your cake upside down




Allow the royal icing to dry completely. Then stick the image on top of your cake

Comments (11)

Anonymous 9/3/09 at 10:48pm
Maybe I'm a dunce, but I keep clicking and I go nowhere. I want to know how to do this and where to get the paper or thing to run off my image on and do I need a certain kind of ink. I understand what to do but where do I get the stuff to do it? kimmiegirl
Anonymous 9/7/09 at 8:59am
I am with you Kimmeigirl. These are the articles I have been looking for but I cant get into them. Does anybody have any ideas how to get into the Edible Images Chapter 1 - The Basics? Thanks for you help srodts
Anonymous 9/9/09 at 8:28am
I can't wait to make this cake for my sister. Her birthday is on this Sat. :-)
Anonymous 9/22/09 at 1:55pm
Kopy kakes has a whole system of printers, inks papers etc, you can buy. Just google "Kopy Kakes". And they have ink catridges that fit a variety of printers. Some of the printers are as cheep as $50 at Sam's clubs. And of course they have some printers that can cost up to $300-$400. Just depends of what extra functions you want the printer to do.
Anonymous 9/22/09 at 7:41pm
Thanks so much for this, it was extremely helpful. Going to google Kopy Kakes NOW!
Anonymous 9/25/09 at 9:58am
thanks a lot for sharing, good tutorial.
Anonymous 12/20/10 at 9:45pm
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Anonymous 12/26/10 at 5:11am
Estoy aprtendiendo mucho con Uds. gracias a todos.
Anonymous 8/19/11 at 12:22pm
I have a edible image printer and i am always looking fo new ideas. I liked this one, ! Thanks
Anonymous 11/2/11 at 9:59pm
Love this idea! I have the edible paper and ink, I never thought I could stand up edible paper. You are brilliant!! Thank you, Vicky
Awele 2/20/12 at 4:37am
Thanks so much for this tutorial, I have had the edible printer for about 3yrs and was begin to get bored with just the printing photo but with this new idea am sure going to rock my edible printer.
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