I use my cricut cake with my laptop so I can use the craft room so wouldn't be any different really except the software, so wish I could get an explore.
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I just ordered my explore and saw this post. Just to clarify: to cut fondant/gumpaste, you have to use the cake mats, right? Do you have to use the cake blade? thank you!
I read somewhere that you can use the thin chopping mats that you buy in the shops instead of the cake mats but obviously it wouldn't have the grid marking on. I have bought some clear ones and the are the big enough to be cut so they are the right width but would be slightly shorter than the original mats, though wouldn't be a problem if you were only cutting a few things at a time. You can probably get bigger ones if you look about, I haven't had a chance to try them yet but need to soon as that would work out a whole lot cheaper. think I paid 79p for a pack of two.
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You do not have to use a cake mat. Before I got my cricut cake I took the rollers off my little original cricut and stripped all the glue off an ordinary mat and used it. It worked just fine.
I guess this would work too... I never thought to strip the sticky off, but same concept... no sticky for fondant or gumpaste. I do however use a sticky mat when I cut sugar sheets... I leave them on the plastic and stick it right on... works like a charm.
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I read somewhere that you can use the thin chopping mats that you buy in the shops instead of the cake mats but obviously it wouldn't have the grid marking on. I have bought some clear ones and the are the big enough to be cut so they are the right width but would be slightly shorter than the original mats, though wouldn't be a problem if you were only cutting a few things at a time. You can probably get bigger ones if you look about, I haven't had a chance to try them yet but need to soon as that would work out a whole lot cheaper. think I paid 79p for a pack of two.
I have done this with the cricut cake I had, and while it did work, it didn't save me much when it came down to it because they curl up a bit in the middle, and I wound up with score marks which transferred onto the back of my fondant, so I had to replace them often... but hey, if it works for you, go with it.
A long time ago I got a real deal on some of the Cricut Cake mats, so I bought several 12x12 and 12x24 mats. I use mine ALL the time and I have never thrown away or retired any of my mats. Some of them are scored and scarred with the cuts from 100's of other jobs and they still work just fine.
A long time ago I got a real deal on some of the Cricut Cake mats, so I bought several 12x12 and 12x24 mats. I use mine ALL the time and I have never thrown away or retired any of my mats. Some of them are scored and scarred with the cuts from 100's of other jobs and they still work just fine.
Me too! I have had the same mats for years now... when I tried the chopping mats, I guess they were just too thick and the scoring was very deep, so I got the imprint on the back of my medium.
I wondered if you would get marks on the icing if using chopping mats. I have quite a few of the proper mats so will just stick with them if that's the case, I recently bought six 12x12 mats on ebay for £20.
This is incredible!! Are you saying you used the new Cricut Explore to cut fondant? Does it have space for thicker materials? That is the problem I am having with the Silhouette. Even if it is rolled super thin, if there is a tiny corner sticking up, then it all jams up under the housing.
i have used the Cricut Cake, for the mats, I have found that if your in need of one I can substitue
a plastic place mat ( they have them with kids designs on them everywhere) of course these dont have the measurements and markings on them but it works like a charm . and cheap too
That's a good idea do my mean the kids place mats?
I'm gonna try that thanks for the tip brendabeeper
I have used parchment under my fondant with the cricut, I put trex on the mat and lay the parchment down and then trex the parchment and lay the fondant over it. I make my cuts in the flip mode and then take the design (you may want to cut the paper around the design) on the parchment straight to the cake, press it on and then peel away the parchment paper.
STILL no answer anywhere? Does the Explore do cake decorating (I don't mean making boxes) - icing sheets and wafer paper or doesn't it. The company doesn't say and not a single person has spoken along those lines. All talk of Cricut Cake machine - and that one got bad press - don't want it at all. help please. I think it doesn't , else the company would've said so.
The cricut explore is not classed as food safe and was made for crafts but, people do use them to cut fondant just as people did with the cricut expression. Here is a photo of a starbucks sign cut with the explore which was originally on this thread but since the upgrade isn't showing so I found it on google. I don't have the explore myself I have the cricut cake but don't see why there would be a problem using it for fondant if it is only ever used for that and the food safe mat made for the cricut cake is used.
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