Cricut Cake Machine - How to Turn Edible Cake Decorations Into Cash

Cake decorating tools just got easier with the Cricut Cake machine. Unlike it's popular cousin, it is specially designed with food safe plastic and stainless steel to decorate cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and candy, just like a professional baker. It uses all the regular cartridges as well as new Cricut Cake cartridges. You just choose the shape and size of your design and press cut and in minutes your frosting, gum paste or fondant decorations are ready to apply to any dessert.

You do not need to be a professional caterer to appreciate the possibilities the food grade die cutting machine opens up. Just think of your next dinner party and wowing your guests with a fantastically decorated buffet table filled with fancy hors d'oeuvres and finger sandwiches. The Cricut Cake can cut cheese, tortillas, cookie dough, gum, soft candy and chocolate paste for modeling.

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Why not use the Cricut Cake personal cutter to make a few extra dollars. Creating custom one of a kind cakes for weddings, anniversaries and parties would be a snap with this cake decorating tool. People are always looking for something special, and your cakes would be something to remember, being the hit of any party.

Here are 5 tips to successful cake decorating with your Cricket Cake.

1. Using the right amount of shorting will prevent the frosting sheet from slipping or bunching up when being cut. Use a pastry brush and apply a thin transparent sheet on the cutting mat. If the shorting gets to warm just put the mat in the freezer for a couple of minutes. Make sure you apply shorting to the back of the frosting sheet as well as the mat, smoothing out all air bubbles.

2. Since you can not re-roll frosting sheets you will want to make every inch count. As long as the left over sheet is larger than 3" x 3" it is safe to reuse.

3. Always keep your cut shapes in a sealed bag until you are ready to use them to prevent them from drying out.

4. Never use flour when working with gum paste. Using cornstarch and powdered sugar will help your designs slide and stick.

5. For best results use gel based food coloring instead of the liquid food coloring drops when making edible cake decorations.

Use your imagination the sky's the limit. Don't be afraid to experiment. Start out with impressing family and friends with your hand crafted confections, who knows it my turn into a profitably hobby, paying for your Cricut Cake in no time. Happy eating, Bon appetit!

Cricut Cake Machine - How to Turn Edible Cake Decorations Into Cash

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Creative Kid Birthday Cakes - Edible Cake Toppers

Don't have time to bake a cake and decorate it too?

Well here's a great idea that will save you time and make your cake look like a professional made it just for your child's party.

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You can find edible cake toppers to fit just about any kid birthday party theme. And edible cake toppers are colorful, fun and the perfect way to make your child's birthday cake look terrific without requiring a lot of your time. It's the perfect way to get just the right kid birthday cake design.

Kid Birthday Cakes - Bake Your Own Cake

If you've got the time, bake your own cake, add frosting, and then use an edible topper that fits your theme. This is a very easy way to get in a little kid birthday cake decorating to add the final touch.

And with a do-it-yourself cake decorating kit you can add even more decorations by adding sugar theme characters, mini-toys, theme candles, edible sprinkles and all sorts of other goodies to give your easy creation that professional look.

Kid Birthday Cakes - Ready Made Cakes

So you're really pressed for time but you want to at least create your own cake decorations...

Pick up a frosted cake at your favorite bakery, and then use an edible topper that fits your kid birthday party theme.

Add sugar characters, mini-toys, theme candles, edible sprinkles and what ever else you want to give your child's cake that personalized look that will make you the envy of your neighborhood.

Kid Birthday Cake Design

There are do-it-yourself cake decorating kits for most birthday themes that include just about everything you might need to put together a cake you can be really proud of.

These kits usually include your theme's edible cake topper, theme goodies, sugar characters and much more.

You want your creative kid birthday cake to be fun, exciting, colorful and delicious. And when you bring out your cake you want everyone to say "wow."

With edible cake toppers and do-it-yourself cake decorating kits, your kid birthday cake will be a big crowd pleasing hit.

And no one will suspect that you didn't make it all from scratch... Unless you want to let them in on your secret to success.

Now that's the way to save time and money and still present an award winning kid birthday cake!

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Edible Favors - Purchased Or Homemade?

You just can't go wrong with choosing an edible favor for your party favor - nearly everyone loves receiving their very own tasty treat. 'Edibles' can cover a lot of ground together with candy and cookies, honey and jams, popcorn or caramel corn, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, lemonade and cocktail mixes, etc. They can also take two forms - purchased or homemade (the latter often being a money saver).

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The benefit of purchasing edible favors are three-fold: 1) there's microscopic to no work on your part, 2) edible favors are commonly nicely packaged for gift gifting, and 3) many such favors offer personalized labels definite to the occasion.

You can also run the gamut of cheap to extravagant (and typically expensive) favors - it all depends on your budget and the impression you want to make at your event. Edible favors on the more cheap side contain lollipops, singular beverage serving packets and Hershey® bars with personalized labels as examples. On the more indulgent side are chocolate place cards, edible purses, chocolate boxes filled with truffles and designer cookies.

Homemade:

Homemade doesn't necessarily mean you baked it or ready it yourself - but you well could! For example - everyone loves homemade cookies. When giving these as your party favors, bake them in whether mini sizes or jumbo size. Then, in your favor bag, put whether one jumbo cookie in the bag or a handful of mini cookies. The great news with this favor is that you can bake and ice the cookies months in expand and take them out when the time comes to fill the favor bags.

Other homemade edibles contain flavored popcorn, caramel corn, candies and jam just to name a few. Put a personalized label on the bag or jar, tie it up with pretty ribbon and you have yourself a terrific looking and tasting party favor. Your guests will well appreciate the time and endeavor that went into this favor.

Where to find favor bags for homemade treats? Try craft stores such as Michaels. They commonly offer a variety of cello bags or paper bags that are excellent for edibles. They also often sell labels that can be personalized. However, you can also turn to websites for the latter such as Myownlabels.com

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