Choose the Best Printers for Edible Ink Applications and Cakes

Edible ink is a type of ink which is especially used to print images on the edible paper for decorating bakery food such as cakes, pastries, cookies, muffins, cupcakes and much more. Edible inks, as the name shows edible, so you can eat them. It is made with food coloring and natural as well as synthetic materials that don’t include any toxic chemicals. Edible inks are approved by the FDA, so it is safe to consume.

The use of edible ink was introduced and developed in the 2000. The very first users of edible ink are the bakery and pastry makers. Epson and Canon were the very first producers of edible printers that can able to print using edible inks. These edible printers print the pictures on the very thin icing sheet known as edible papers. Edible papers are made with cornstarch, sugar and corn syrup. Like other printouts, this edible ink is multi-colored and can have different uses. 

Personalizing and customizing cakes with the edible images become too popular these days, many bakery shops are offering customized cakes using images printed on it with edible ink. Such designs on cakes used to be limited to birthday cakes, but now any cake can be decorated with pictures printed with edible ink, including the traditional wedding cakes. Edible images are not just limited to birthday cakes and wedding cakes. Cookies, cupcakes as well as candies can also be decorated with the help of edible pictures printed on it. There are some enterprising people have made business out of preparing mock food such as sushi, maki, and caviar using flavored type and edible paper.   

Here are some essential tips that would be very beneficial for you while working with edible ink.

• Always refill edible ink cartridges.
• Print test and then print with regular paper first.
• It is always good to first purchase a printer and then the supplies. Avoid purchasing packages.
• You can do an online search in order to find the best prices of printers in stock.
• Make your purchase always from the authorized store.
• Use the air brush cleaning liquid for removing the clogs from the head of the printer and for removing edible ink from countertops and hand.
• If you have a problem while aligning the shaped sheets try cutting the shapes out once you print them. The pieces that are left over can be used for painting, stamping, and coloring the cakes.
• If you have ruined an icing sheet don’t throw it away. You can store it in an air tight bag in the freezer and use it later.

Hence, working with edible images for bakery products such as cakes, pastries, cupcakes, cookies and candies, can be a fun and very easy with the help of these tips.