Am I reading this correctly? You are suppose to remove the backing before putting the sheets through the printer?? won't they fall apart? What would happen if I don't remove them?
Also, any hints on removing the sheets from the backing without tearing?
Although the directions say to remove the backing, I leave it on. The first pack of sheets I ordered didn't adhere well to the backing, but the last 2 packages have been so fresh they've been well adhered. With the first pack I removed the backing and put them thru my printer with no problems. But the 2nd batch were too soft. So I just leave them on the backing and print them that way. To easily remove the backing, when you're ready to use your image, I just pop mine in the freezer (for maybe 30 sec) and then they peel away quite easily. 
I leave mine on the backing and then leave it sit out for a couple minutes so it will easily come off of to place on the cake.
vickymacd - you have to have a dedicated printer that uses edible ink. It's no hassle at all.
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I keep the backing on too--just prefer it that way.
I'm still a little sceptic on this idea....
Do you have a seperate printer for this or do you switch back and forth? I understand the process, but it seems like such a hassle. Doesn't this wreck your printer?
Yes, you must have a separate printer with edible inks to do the edible images. The icing sheets really do very well through the printers--have never had one jam or cause any problems.
Thats a good idea, to just pop it in the freezer! (I guess leaving it out a few minutes dries it alitlte and makes it easier to remove too? )
I will give this a try then. Also, how long can the image stay on the cake before it starts to melt away? or are they pretty stable? (I was using rice paper before I got these and they sucked) I have to put a bright image on blue buttercream and wanted to make sure nothing would bleed.
Am I reading this correctly? You are suppose to remove the backing before putting the sheets through the printer?? won't they fall apart? What would happen if I don't remove them?
Also, any hints on removing the sheets from the backing without tearing?
I leave the backing on.
If the sheets don't peel easily, it's because they need longer to dry. You can let it set out and airdry or speed up the process with a blow dryer.
I will give this a try then. Also, how long can the image stay on the cake before it starts to melt away? or are they pretty stable? (I was using rice paper before I got these and they sucked) I have to put a bright image on blue buttercream and wanted to make sure nothing would bleed.
On BC, the images are really stable and will begin to melt into the icing within minutes as long as they were applied before the icing crusted. If you're going to be using the image on colored icing, you'll want to use white BC just under the image otherwise the blue will show through.
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