Using Rice Paper On Cakes.....???????????
Decorating By KHalstead Updated 15 Feb 2006 , 5:47pm by spottydog

I see a lot of people on here using rice or wafer paper to make butterflies, etc........and I was wondering, I have heard of the "frosting sheets" that melt into the cake and become "one" with the frosting on the cake.......does rice paper do that too?? Has anyone actually eaten one of those beautiful butterflies??? Do they taste good?? I have never worked with rice paper but I am so curious about it ( I love to draw ) and with all the new edible ink pens on the market.....I would love to mess around with the rice paper. Any input you have would be appreciated thank you in advance.......Tina[/b]

The rice paper will not melt into the icing like frosting sheets. I have never tasted it but have seen the beautiful butterflies made with it.
I think you could make neat decorations that you would not want to melt into the cake. You could lay the paper on top of your cake and then pipe a border around the edges.

I have a picture of a cake in my photos with rice paper leaves. Yes, I've tasted it. Not something that you say "Yum!" LOL but not bad! Kind of melts in your mouth...like a very thin wafer. The piping gel that I put over top adds to the sweetness.
Honestly, it's not something that will enhance the taste of the cake, but it's great for decoration, kind of like fondant IMO!
If you like to draw you'd probably have a fun time with the stuff.

are frosting sheets better if you're looking to just simply make a picture of something on top of a cake.........or is the rice paper just as good?? I mean is the rice paper easy to cut through when slicing the cake, or does it have to be removed???



I've used rice paper quite a bit. It does, at least on BC, just melt and become "one" with the cake (does that make any sense?) I have 1 picture posted of my son's car if you would like to look. To me, it has no taste at all and does just melt in your mouth. I've used the food color pens, then go over it when dry, with food coloring gel to give it a glossy look. I"ve also painted it with regular wilton food dye in a little bit of no color vanilla or with colored gel.

I use rice paper and frosting sheets all of the time. I use a printer with food coloring just for those. If you want a sharp image rice paper is great. It does become one with BC and is easy to cut through. I like to edge it with buttercream because sometimes if the edges do not make good contact they tend to curl up. The frosting sheets give you a matte finish and you have to adjust the image with photoshop or other programs as such to make them brighter and with more contract or the image tends to fade a little. Rice paper does not adhere to MMF or fondant. It is best applied to BC before it crusts. The frosting sheets will adhere to MMF that has been lightly brushed with water. Water will dissolve the rice paper if you try and use it to apply to MMF. Even a drop of water on it will dissolve it.
I went to the internet and searched for images of real butterflies that are not copyrighted. All of my butterflies are images of real butterflies. They have become very special to me and I enjoy putting them on everything I can.
I used rice paper for the pirate's map on the ship below and it worked fine.



The printer I got for under $100 (Cannon IP3000 I believe )and the edible ink I order as well as the rice paper from KopyKakes. The printer has paid for it self! It is a good investment. Sorry if the model # is wrong. I am at my "OTHER" job and my memory fades in and out lately!
Thanks for the compliments!

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