How To Best Go About Putting An Image Onto A Cake??
Decorating By StormyHaze Updated 7 Aug 2011 , 8:19am by bashini
Hello! I was just wondering, what is the best way to go about putting an image onto a cake? Perhaps a printable image? What would one need to do that? Or even icing a detailed or not so very detailed image by hand? What are the techniques?
Ive never really gone past piping gel in cursive, so Im fairly new to the art!
I really appreciate it! 
Hi, I have only used edible images. What I do is, apply a thin layer of shortening on the area you want the image to go on. Then run youe pallete knife under the image and lift it on to the cake with the help of the knife. You still can lift the image and adjust it until you are happy with position.
And here is another video from Planet cake,
http://www.planetcaketeaparty.com.au/video.php?id=5
HTH.
Depending on how detailed your picture is, you can do a Frozen Buttercream transfer. Instructions here:
http://cakecentral.com/articles/73/how-to-create-a-frozen-buttercream-transfer
Hi, I have only used edible images. What I do is, apply a thin layer of shortening on the area you want the image to go on. Then run youe pallete knife under the image and lift it on to the cake with the help of the knife. You still can lift the image and adjust it until you are happy with position.
And here is another video from Planet cake,
http://www.planetcaketeaparty.com.au/video.php?id=5
HTH.
What is she putting the image onto, fondant?
The cake i would need to put it on is red velvet with creamcheese frosting.
Does this matter?
Depending on how detailed your picture is, you can do a Frozen Buttercream transfer. Instructions here:
http://cakecentral.com/articles/73/how-to-create-a-frozen-buttercream-transfer
Wooow! I was completly unaware of this technique!
My image is fairly simple. Basically this, but with legs.
http://i613.photobucket.com/albums/tt215/funny6627_2009/GIR_with_cupcake-761082.jpg
Also, Would you know how long i am able to freeze the image for? If i use this technique im wondering how far in advance i can make the image
Also, the link is dead for the recipe. :[
Hi, I have only used edible images. What I do is, apply a thin layer of shortening on the area you want the image to go on. Then run youe pallete knife under the image and lift it on to the cake with the help of the knife. You still can lift the image and adjust it until you are happy with position.
And here is another video from Planet cake,
http://www.planetcaketeaparty.com.au/video.php?id=5
HTH.
What is she putting the image onto, fondant?
The cake i would need to put it on is red velvet with creamcheese frosting.
Does this matter?
She is putting it on fondant. You can't put the image on bc. I think frozen bc transfer is the way to go.
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