Place a Photo Image on a Cake
Although you can certainly order a cake with a photo image from a bakery, making one at home is simpler than you might think. Make sure to start the process a few weeks before you will need your cake for your special event, since it will take some time to complete. If you will be making photo-image cakes very often, you may want to invest in a special inkjet printer to use only for printing edible cake images.
Instructions
1. Choose an edible photo printing service for cakes. Check with local bakeries to see if they offer this service or try services online such as Icing Images, GoGoCakes or Tasty FotoArt.
2. Provide the printer with your desired photo, either in person or by uploading it to their website. Make sure you understand when and how the photo will be delivered and whether or not you need to sign for it.
3. Center the sheet of edible frosting, which will look like a stiff sheet of slightly thick paper, only edible, over the cake, and remove the paper backing carefully, so you do not rip the delicate image. Make sure your hands are completely dry before you attempt to place the edible frosting image on the cake or you could smudge it. If you are worried about the stability and fragility of a particularly large edible image, have a friend help you with this part.
4. Lay the edible frosting image carefully down on top of the cake. Smooth any edges that stick up with your finger; otherwise, do not press the image onto the cake.
5. Design a border around the frosting image on your cake with your pastry bag, decorator tips, and desired frosting. You can also add icing text right over the edible photo image if you like.
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