Feb 08
Cake Decorations Both Plastic And Safe To Eat That Are Already Prepared.
Molded sugar decorations and other kinds of edible designs are simple to use. Simply put the edible decorations on an iced cake and you are finished! These types of premade items do not require a high skill level. They in addition save time which allows you to decorate more cakes and increase profits. The edible items come in all different shapes and sizes, plus all varying colors. They can really add loveliness to your cake.
As your decorating skills develop, you can still use the already made designs, but add some of your own creativity to it. Once again, you’ll save in time and labor, but be cautious of copyright infringements. Copyright laws are sternly enforced in our industry so make sure that you do not sketch a copyrighted design. The premade designs that have the latest characters on them are perfectly authorized to be used. The owners of the stores that sell cake decorating supplies, have already paid the copyright fees. Just about all of the top cartoon, T.V., and movie characters can be found on already made edible images. Please appreciate, that you can add some of your individual designs to the licensed character cake, but don’t change the image itself. By this I mean, airbrush the sides and borders with other complimentary colors and decorations. And, don’t forget to pipe the customary inscriptions such as “Happy 8th Birhday Mary! Etc.
The cake decorating supply stores that advertise the edible cake designs will also have food grade plastic designs to sell. These toys are FDA permitted to be used with food products. If you buy the toy from a toy store and intend to use it on the cake, I must say STOP, because this is not a prudent thing to do. The toys that are bought from a cake and candy supply store have already made sure that the toys meet all of the food safety codes that are out there, such as choking hazards.
One of the ways to advertise you character cakes is to make up imitation or dummy cakes and show them in your store/showroom. Fake cakes are usually made from Styrofoam. They can be found in all kinds of shapes and sizes. Any cake decorating supply store will carry them. You can ice the fake cakes with regular icing, but the best thing to use is either a royal icing or a non-edible fake icing. The non-edible fake icing is expensive, but it lasts a long time and it can washed with a moist cloth.
Another idea to publicize your cake is to make up the cake and take a photo of it. With the digital cameras of today, it is not necessary to hire a professional photographer. Every time you churn out a cake, take a picture and build up your gallery that way. If you have a website it is not hard to add these pictures to the site.
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