How to Print Edible Images on Cakes

Detailed cartoon characters, snapshots of important times and flat pictures in general are all available on cakes thanks to edible paper and ink. You can use a home printer, with edible paper and ink, to print these images. The process for printing on edible paper with edible ink is mainly just like printing on ordinary paper. The paper and ink can be found at large craft stores. Purchase edible ink cartridges compatible with your printer brand and model.

Step 1

Take out both the black and white and color cartridges from your printer.

Step 2

Insert the cartridge of edible ink.

Step 3

Take out any paper you may have in your printer and insert the edible paper exactly as you would insert regular paper.

Step 4

Find the image you wish to print. This might be a photo you have saved on your computer or clip art found on from a search. Printing on edible paper works like printing on regular paper, choose large images to avoid pixelation in the results. Pixelation occurs when a low-resolution picture intended only for viewing on the computer is printed.

Step 5

Double click on the image. The image will open in the default image viewing program on your computer, often Windows viewer. Click "File" and then "Print" to print the picture. Allow the picture to set in the printer tray until dry.

Step 6

Remove the cartridge of edible ink and the edible paper when finished printing images. Skill

• Moderately Easy

Things You'll Need

• Edible paper
• Edible ink

Keywords

• Edible ink
• Edible paper
• Print edible images