Make a Picture Cake Just Like The Bakeries
You can make a picture cake just like the bakeries for a fraction of the cost!
A ¼ sheet cake from a bakery decorated with an edible image can cost between $35.00 – 60.00. This can be quite costly when you have several birthdays a year to celebrate. Making your own photo cake is very easy, anyone can do it.
You can purchase an edible image on line for $9.99, with free shipping. You simply email the photo you would like duplicated in to an edible picture and the Edible Cake Sticker Image is mailed out to you the following business day.
The least expensive ways to create an amazing photo cake is to make your own homemade cake and frosting for a special touch, or make a box cake and use pre-made frosting. The cost to make a ¼ sheet cake is usually less than $4.00. You can also buy a pre-made frosted cake from your local discount club or grocery store with just frosting borders around the edge of the cake, no designs on it. Pre-made cakes general cost between $8.99 to $12.99 for 8” round cakes and $11.99 – $15.99 for ¼ sheet cakes. Making your own cake or buying a pre-made one is still a lot less expensive then purchasing one from a bakery.
The reason anyone can make a picture cake is because all you do is lay the edible image on your frosted cake. That is exactly how the bakeries do it. There are a few things you need to be cautious of when handling edible images such as not letting water drip on the image, keeping it in a sealed bag at room temperature, and applying it to fresh frosting. If you read the directions on handling edible images it is very quick and simple to create beautiful, amazing cakes all on your own.
As a finishing touch on homemade or box cakes by adding a simple border and some decorative colored sprinkles to give it that bakery look. Borders are simple to make with just a squeeze of the pastry bag, but if you are not comfortable using a pastry bag your cake will still look amazing without borders. Curly ribbon and colored sprinkles are a great way to jazz up the cake.
If you buy a pre-made cake with the borders already designed, lightly mist the cake with water to refresh the frosting, then place your frosting image in the center and you have a beautiful Picture Perfect cake. What a masterpiece and you made it!
Edible images are not just for cakes, you can apply them to anything you can frost or coat in chocolate. Cupcakes, brownies, rice crispies treats, chocolate bars and cookies are some great alternatives and make fun party favors.
Comments
Sounds like fun. I may give that a try.
Thank you for your comment. We should make you a cake with a sewing machine image or with a picture of your favorite piece of clothing you made to share with all of your friends. If you send me a picture of something that you have made or is special to you I will send you back an edible image so you can make a special treat to show off your special sewing talent. No charge to you, it would be my pleasure to show you how you can have fun promoting your new business.
Hi Kay, It is a lot of fun creating photo treats. I see you enjoy creating photos and gardening. You should take a picture of your beautiful garden and make a photo to show it off to your girlfriends at your next gathering. I find gardening very difficult and I am not good at it. I'll be watching your blogs for your tips and ideas.
Nifty! I hadn't realized you could get edible cake images online before. I'd love to try them on something unconventional... like steak or a loaf of bread! Hahaa.
Hi Simone,
That would be fun to display an edible image on a steak or loaf of bread. While the sheet it's self is edible, it doesn't really work without some type of frosting or chocolate to adhere to. I'm going to look into that though, that's a fun idea, thanks.
creativelycc 23 months ago
Very interesting, think I may give it a try one day! Very nice hub!