Hi everyone,
I have a wedding cake for next weekend that the bride has picked a cake with a number of black and white photos on it (her and her fiance). I have checked with my local grocery store and they can do the edible images for me (I don't have a printer). My question is how far in advance can I get these done and how do you store them? I hate leaving things like this until the very last minute....knowing my luck their printer won't be working next week when I need them done, so I was thinking of getting them done tomorrow or Friday, but I don't know if this is a good idea or not. Any suggestions? Also, any tips about using these would be great!
Thanks in advance!
I used edible images in the past and have had them for over 2 weeks in the plastic ziploc bag they came in and they were absolutely fine.
Just keep them dry and keep the images flat, I put the ziploc with the images into a large brown mailing envelope and slipped a stiff piece of cardboard under them to make sure they did not bend.
Good luck!
Kept in a large ziplock with a cardboard under them so they dont flop around and kept cool I have kept them for a few weeks. I agree Even though I have my own Edible Image Printer I always print them out early Just in case there is any type of problem, I know they are ready to go !
And keep them out of the sun.
One thing: heat and humidity are KILLERS for those things! My bakery is not air-conditioned and when it gets hot and humid I won't do edible images. They just won't peel off the paper. Make sure you do it in a cool area!!!! And, like everyone said, keep the bag sealed until you're ready to use it.
I was told when I first got my printer that the images could last for several months as long as you keep them sealed. And whatever you do, don't get them hot. 
I just wanted to add that I recently did a cake with 25 edible images on it. It does make for a very neat cake!
I agree that they'll keep a long time as long as they're flat and cool.
What I wanted to say though, is that be very careful placing them. You CANNOT move them once they're placed. They'll shred. If you even poke them a little once they're all the cake you'll tear right through them.
Good luck!
Jodie
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