I was reading the reviews on the Cricut Cake on HSN and found them to be very interesting. People who actually got the machine and tried it were not pleased at all. Many said they were sending it back.This is the same story on the Cricut message board. Several of the 5 star ratings had not even received the machine yet but were saying what a wonderful machine it was. Their reviews sounded like a commercial from Provo Craft. People who are not happy with their machine need to read the information here at CC. It was here that using a cricut for cake decorating was first introduced.

Hi there - I'm one of those that hasn't had a lot of luck with my CC yet. I'm still not totally ready to give up yet because I think it has great potential - if I can just figure out what it takes to get a nice clean cut - and THEN to be able to move it without destroying it :/ neither of which I've really accomplished yet.

Please share where this information might be stored - I did come searching for it Most of those at the cricut boards are nice but don't really have any more information to share than I do so we are kind of banging our heads.

ctinaw, what product are you trying to cut and how are you preparing it?

I tried MMF with no success. MMF w/tylose was better, but even after sitting a little while, was too soft to move. Today I used Wilton straight from the package- it cut well, and I could lift it immediately. I hope to try Carrie Biggers' recipe (similar to MFF), but won't have time for a few days- gotta do cookie bouquets!

I want to keep trying for the 27 days I have left! I would like to think this tool will be a good one in the toolbox! My goal is a damask-style cake!

That's what I want to do is a damask style cake.I don't know were to get a pattern to make a stencil. A Bride wanted a damask cake for July so I told her if she would buy the stencil I would do it for her so she is. It kills me the price they want for a piece of plastic just because it has to do with cake decorating I've found bits amd pieces of the damask pattern but not enough to do the whole thing. Each piece was like 2.25 that's a far cry from the 59.00 they want for the real deal.

I'm finding that the gumpaste needs to be VERY thin and sat out for like 15 min or so. That's been the trick for me.

I too was having the same problem as all of you.
If you roll out your fondant (with Tylose) pretty thin and place on the mat, take your roller and roll over the fondant while on the mat. It makes it adhere really well. Since I have been doing that I have had no problems at all. I am working on a carousel cake and i cut out my horses with the cricut cake with no problem. I even played with my machine and the scal program last night and had no problems. so just keep trying, you will get it.

I have gone back and forth on whether to spend the money for the machine (in addition to all the bad press it has received). Definitely interested in everyones comments.

Linda McClure's Wedding DVD comes with over 60 (yes 60) cricut patterns. Most of them scrolls and damask. You will need Make The Cut or SCAL to use them but they are very good.

Has anyone had success with cutting out stencils on the culinary grade stencil material?

i have to say that i have not been very impressed with it so far. i bought it to do small intricate patterns but have not had much luck but as someone else said i will keep at it

Hi Tiggy - I'm using Edna's recipe for MMF. Seems like some MMF's are working and some aren't. People seem to be having better luck with Wilton more than any other brand so I may try some wilton tonight. I don't have any tylose powder to try but I have some on it's way. I might also buy some wilton gum paste to experiment with tonight.

IT's thin enough to see through almost I was shocked where I got mine to finally cut then Linda sent me a piece of hers so I can see the thickness (nice Lady I might add) And hers was still half as thin as mine. I'll take a picture later and show you all.

I tried Wilton fondant last night and it worked perfectly fine! I cut out a "Happy Birthday" at 2.5" to really test it. I smoothed it down to about a nickel's thickness - smoothed over it with a fondant smoother and let it sit about 15 or 20 minutes - then cut it. High speed, medium pressure seemed to work best. Haven't tried gum paste yet.

EDIT: to add it was movable too - didn't want to break and stretch like the MMF.