Edible Image Sheets - What Do You Prefer?

Decorating By CarolAnn Updated 13 Mar 2006 , 12:19am by Crimsicle

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CarolAnn Posted 11 Mar 2006 , 4:30pm
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I am getting ready to purchase edible ink and sheets for my new dedicated printer (Canon Pixma iP3000) and want to know what you all use. I don't understand the differences between frosting sheets and wafer paper, potato papers. Help please.
Carol

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heavenlys Posted 12 Mar 2006 , 2:11pm
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I have used the potato wafer in teh past and they work well and look very nice but they never really dissolve into the cake all the way. I just ordered frosting sheets last night and I am going to try those too.

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gmcakes Posted 12 Mar 2006 , 2:16pm
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Thanks heavenlys!

I was just wondering...I have heard of wafer papers, but never of potato papers. I order frosting sheets from IcingImages. I have had great results with them and the edges dissolve quite nicely to blend into the cake!

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Crimsicle Posted 13 Mar 2006 , 12:19am
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Even though they're sometimes called "rice paper" and they're often just described as "wafer paper," when you get a package and read the ingredients, it's potato starch. They're much more coarse than icing sheets, and the ink spreads a bit on them, making a softer, less intense image. I put them on my "doggy" cakes because I don't want to use sugar...and they're cheap. But, the icing sheets make a far, far nicer image. I'm about to try butterflies on the wafer paper. That seems to be a pretty popular application. Both kinds of paper have their place. The wafer paper is so inexpensive, I'd recommend buying some along with icing sheets and just doing some printing. You'll quickly decide when and how you're going to use each.

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