Edible Inks are Taking over the Bakery Business with the Selling of Picture Cakes

Have you wondered how bakers and chefs nowadays are showing unique creativity on cakes, cookies and pastries? The images that are drawn on fondants are done with the application of edible ink. If you have access to an inkjet printer, you can easily create your own masterpieces, even if you have no prior experience.

Over the years, cake beautification trend has evolved. People nowadays take time and allocate resources to doll up a cake. Earlier, the taste is the main concern but now people demand something extra, out of the traditional style, so they give stress on presentation. A few years ago icing and edible flowers are the only way that can decorate cakes, but now a picture can also be imprinted. And not just any other picture but rather your picture, or a picture of your love ones. Isn’t that amazing and truly magical?

Edible ink is manufactured to be a food-dye substance, and can be ink-jetted through an inkjet printer. It is used to print images onto edible paper that can then be applied to cakes and cookies in an amazing way that looks like you have printed a digital image directly onto the cake topper. Today, the market for Edible Ink is taking over bakery business and it gives cake decorators a new channel to market custom service to its customers. So, if you want a photo of your daughter on her birthday cake, print with edible ink and your friends and family will be amazed at the sweet treat you give by creating a customize cake.

Disclaimer: The information in this article does not represent any particular company’s opinions or suggestions. Edible ink printing should follow the instructions of the manufacturer from whom you buy your edible ink supplies, and it should be noted that the mixing of edible inks and regular inks should not be done.