Edible Photo Instructions
Our Edible Photo Toppers are cupcake and cake icing, printed using edible inks. Also known as icing transfer sheets, frosting sheets, edible images, edible cake toppers, edible photos, edible prints or edible pictures.
Click here for storage information and ingredients
We print your photo, logo, picture, artwork, design, text, wording, or any image you supply on to sheets of real icing using food grade edible ink. Just transfer it to your cake top to create a personalised photo cake or photo cupcakes.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Prepare Your CakeYou can have any kind of cake - fruit, sponge, chocolate, or your favourite recipe. Bake and decorate your own cake or buy one already iced from a baker or supermarket. Your baker or cake decorator may be able to decorate your cake for you.
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.
The icing on your cake or cupcakes can be any colour, but as the topper is made from very thin icing dark colours like chocolate may not always be suitable. Try white chocolate instead.
If you have a very wet icing, ganache, or a covering with a high fat content (such as butter or cream cheese) then we suggest you make a backing plaque from roll-out fondant or sugar paste. This should be about the same size and shape as the topper. Place the topper on the plaque and put this on your cake top. Otherwise you should apply it just before serving the cake, before the photo it has time to absorb the moisture or fat.
3. Prepare Your Edible PhotoKeep your topper in its plastic bag until you are ready to use it. Take it out of the bag before applying it to the cake to allow time for it to dry out slightly. This will make it easier to peel from the backing sheet.
4. Remove Your Edible Photo from the Backing SheetThe topper should peel off easily - DO NOT FORCE IT! If it is sticking to the backing sheet, this is probably due to the temperature and humidity in the room. Leave it out of its bag in a dry room.
PLEASE NOTE: if the weather is warm with high humidity this may take longer. If the topper does not peel off easily, leave it for another hour or two out of its bag and check it every 30 minutes. Do not leave it overnight or let it dry out completely as it may become brittle and crack.
This process is faster in a warm room with air-conditioning or central heating.
If the icing still does not come away easily, try gently applying a hair dryer to the reverse for 30 seconds, or put it on a baking tray in a cool oven (not hot) for a couple of minutes, or a fan oven with the fan on but the heat off, or hold it under a desk-lamp with a warm bulb.
You will get better results if you peel the backing away from the icing, rather than the other way round. If you have any difficulty, pull the backing sheet over the edge of a table or worktop (as illustrated).
5. Apply Your Edible Photo TopperIf you have a shop-bought cake or the icing on your cake has dried or formed a crust, a little moisture will help the photo attach to the icing and blend in. Dampen the cake icing using a pastry-brush or a fine mist/spray, but don't over-wet it. Pat the top with kitchen towel to absorb excess moisture.
DO NOT WET THE TOPPER- this may cause the colours in the image to run.
Hold the topper gently and place the middle onto the cake first, then smooth it out to the edges with the palm of your hand.
If any bubbles or wrinkles appear in the photo gently pat them out with DRY fingers.
If you accidentally tear the topper icing - DON'T PANIC! Just rub very gently with a dry finger and it will merge back together and the tear will disappear after an hour or so.
6. Your Finished CakeAfter a few hours your picture will blend into the icing and look like it has been printed onto the icing. The time this takes and the results will vary depending on how dry your icing is.
If you have used a very dry topping, or if you need to serve the cake straight away you can pipe some icing around the image to hide any visible edges.
How to Store your Edible Photo Topper
Click here for storage information and ingredients
We print your photo, logo, picture, artwork, design, text, wording, or any image you supply on to sheets of real icing using food grade edible ink. Just transfer it to your cake top to create a personalised photo cake or photo cupcakes.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Prepare Your CakeYou can have any kind of cake - fruit, sponge, chocolate, or your favourite recipe. Bake and decorate your own cake or buy one already iced from a baker or supermarket. Your baker or cake decorator may be able to decorate your cake for you.
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.
The icing on your cake or cupcakes can be any colour, but as the topper is made from very thin icing dark colours like chocolate may not always be suitable. Try white chocolate instead.
If you have a very wet icing, ganache, or a covering with a high fat content (such as butter or cream cheese) then we suggest you make a backing plaque from roll-out fondant or sugar paste. This should be about the same size and shape as the topper. Place the topper on the plaque and put this on your cake top. Otherwise you should apply it just before serving the cake, before the photo it has time to absorb the moisture or fat.
3. Prepare Your Edible PhotoKeep your topper in its plastic bag until you are ready to use it. Take it out of the bag before applying it to the cake to allow time for it to dry out slightly. This will make it easier to peel from the backing sheet.
4. Remove Your Edible Photo from the Backing SheetThe topper should peel off easily - DO NOT FORCE IT! If it is sticking to the backing sheet, this is probably due to the temperature and humidity in the room. Leave it out of its bag in a dry room.
PLEASE NOTE: if the weather is warm with high humidity this may take longer. If the topper does not peel off easily, leave it for another hour or two out of its bag and check it every 30 minutes. Do not leave it overnight or let it dry out completely as it may become brittle and crack.
This process is faster in a warm room with air-conditioning or central heating.
If the icing still does not come away easily, try gently applying a hair dryer to the reverse for 30 seconds, or put it on a baking tray in a cool oven (not hot) for a couple of minutes, or a fan oven with the fan on but the heat off, or hold it under a desk-lamp with a warm bulb.
You will get better results if you peel the backing away from the icing, rather than the other way round. If you have any difficulty, pull the backing sheet over the edge of a table or worktop (as illustrated).
5. Apply Your Edible Photo TopperIf you have a shop-bought cake or the icing on your cake has dried or formed a crust, a little moisture will help the photo attach to the icing and blend in. Dampen the cake icing using a pastry-brush or a fine mist/spray, but don't over-wet it. Pat the top with kitchen towel to absorb excess moisture.
DO NOT WET THE TOPPER- this may cause the colours in the image to run.
Hold the topper gently and place the middle onto the cake first, then smooth it out to the edges with the palm of your hand.
If any bubbles or wrinkles appear in the photo gently pat them out with DRY fingers.
If you accidentally tear the topper icing - DON'T PANIC! Just rub very gently with a dry finger and it will merge back together and the tear will disappear after an hour or so.
6. Your Finished CakeAfter a few hours your picture will blend into the icing and look like it has been printed onto the icing. The time this takes and the results will vary depending on how dry your icing is.
If you have used a very dry topping, or if you need to serve the cake straight away you can pipe some icing around the image to hide any visible edges.
How to Store your Edible Photo Topper
- Keep your topper in its bag until you are ready to use it.
- Keep it flat and don't put anything on top of it to risk spoiling it.
- Keep it out of direct sunlight or the colours may fade.
- Our toppers stay edible for several months, but we recommend that you use within two weeks for the picture to stay sharp.
