how do a pin prick a piture

I have never done it, I think you cut out your image and place it lightly on your cake and poke holes around the image, take it off and then trace the pin hole lines with icing... youtube should have video's for you to see.. hope that helps. therese

thank you

That won't work....trust me.

Actually, if you print out the picture or text that you would like, then lay the paper on a piece of styrofoam and prick it with either a pin or I use a pushpin/thumbtack thing.

Then after your cake crusts, lie the paper on it and very lightly rub the design with your finger or the flat side of a fondant smoother. It also helps to see the image after the imprint is done to turn off your overhead and light and have another light source casting a shadow of sorts on the cake.

i read somewhere (sry, i forget where) that you pin prick your image on styrofoam, then place that on your cake...lightly dust with powdered sugar or cocoa. carefully remove. now you'll have dots for you to follow when piping.

I have done it all the other ways and trust me. The cocoa trick, not so easy and it can be a little messy.

The easiest way is to just rub the image onto the crusted cake..and then connect the dots. Once you get the hang of it, you'll be hooked. Works great for transferring images to the side of cakes.

thanks ccers I will try the styrofoam