Will 5 Qt. Worth Of Icing Do The Job???
Decorating By Mikel79 Updated 11 Nov 2010 , 5:06pm by Mikel79
Hi Cakers!!! 
I am icing a 12" round cake this weekend. 4" high. The filling is already taken care of. I will not use the icing I mix for the filling. I have a KA 5 quart mixer. I use Sharon Zambito's recipe for the icing. Will that be enough to ice a 12" round cake?
Thank You!
Michael
I think you should be fine. I can ice & decorate a 12x18 sheet cake with that recipe and have plenty leftover. Even 2 layers...as long as I fill it with something besides the BC.
Are you going to decorate it too with it? ie:flowers, borders? Icing should be enough to cover and decorate depending how heavy you put on your icing. I tend to be generous. Hth
Border and other icing deco. will be done with a seperate batch of icing. The mixture I am making is strictly for icing the cake only...
Here is a chart: http://www.ladycakes.com/Recipes/Frostings/frosting1.htm HTH
That should be plenty. If I'm just icing a cake, I can ice at least a 12" and 10" from 6 qts of sugarshack's icing.
Hi Cakers!!
I just wanted to post a follow up on this topic. I made my first 12" cake this weekend. 5 qt. of icing was plenty!! Here is the cake if interested...
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_1862782.html
Thank you for the help!!
Michael
Great job! I love the skyline, especially. Thanks for sharing. 
I am interested in a printer with this ability, may I ask what type of printer you own? I found the edible inks availabe online but not sure what printer to buy. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Thank you cakers for the nice words!
I have a Canon IP4700 model printer. I have icingimages.com edible print ink.
I take the image and place it on fondant. Cut to the shape and let dry. Attach it to a skewer of some kind and insert into the cake.
HTH
Michael
Thank you for quick response. I found the printer for $96.00 free shipping. I have a question about the ink from Icing Images: I would not use this on a weekly basis, do you have problems with it clogging? I'm not sure if I should also order the steamer and cleaner, thanks in advance. Love ur work
Thank you for quick response. I found the printer for $96.00 free shipping. I have a question about the ink from Icing Images: I would not use this on a weekly basis, do you have problems with it clogging? I'm not sure if I should also order the steamer and cleaner, thanks in advance. Love ur work
When I first bought the printer, I bought KopyKake ink. What a MISTAKE!!! Terrible product.
However, icingimages inks are AMAZING!!!! I have not purchased any of their icing sheets, but I am sure they are good to.
It is recommended that you print at least once a week. I have been using my edible printer as my regular everyday printer. So I do prince at least once a week. Knock on wood, all ok so far.
HTH
Michael
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