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Cricut Cake Decorating

Cake decorating has now been reinvented for those with a creative sense of their sweet tooth. Before the Cricut cake decorator decorating a cake was freehand piping and squiggly string work. With this machine you can rest easy knowing that the artwork for any cake will be picture perfect every time. Let your creativity flow. The Cricut cake decorating machine is great for almost any treat. Even a beginner cake decorator can make artwork out of a tasty confection. There are extra cartridges available for those who want to experiment with more and more designs.

There is a keypad overlay so there is no sticky mess on the keys when finished. The Cricut blade is stainless steel and dishwasher safe for easy clean-up. All the interior parts and mats are food safe, so there is no worry about toxins. This electronic cutter can use either frosting sheets, gum paste or fondant to create ethereal works of arts. The layout of a cake has been a cake decorators’ most difficult part of the cake. Now, there is an easy and quick way to decorate for any occasion. Here’s how it works.

Gum paste is made of “sugar dough” and gums so that it will harden and become crisp, almost like a wafer. After lightly brushing the Cricut mat with oil to make the gum paste adhere to it, roll the gum paste out and size it to the mat. Choose a shape, size and speed that you want and like and voilà you have beautiful and edible cutouts that everyone will be talking about. Whether it is an exquisite wedding cake of a professional or a cartoon lavished birthday cake of the mom next door, with the Cricut cake decorating machine, there is never a worry of spoiling the artwork or the surprise once it’s done.

Cricut Cake Decorating Machine

All About the Cricut Cake Machine

Cake decorators spend a lot of time and effort on the finishing touches for their baking creations. Professional bakers and hobbyists can both benefit from having a faster, uniform way to cut shapes from gum paste or fondant. Provo Craft – the makers of the Cricut Expression – have released the Cricut Cake Machine personal electronic cutter. The Cricut Cake Machine gives cake decorators a faster way to add intricate details to their cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and more.

The Cricut Cake Machine works much like the Cricut Expression. You use a Cricut cartridge to find a design, make your adjustments, and then press cut. The layout is similar to the electronic paper cutter. There are the familiar pressure and speed dials. The display screen and keypad look pretty much like the Expression. Cartridges are placed in the same spot as the other Cricut machines.

There are significant differences between the two electronic cutters. The Cricut Cake Machine is specifically designed to cut food. Food safe plastics are used on all parts that come in contact with food. The stainless steel blade and blade housing are designed to cut food. Silicone protective covers have been added to both protect the machine and to make cleanup easier. The keypad has a silicone protective cover to keep food out of the machine. The mat is made from food grade material. You use vegetable shortening to stick edible material to the mat. It is recommended that you use a brush to apply the shortening to the mat. This will help ensure that you get a nice, even coat over the whole mat.

There is a learning curve to working with the cake machine. Fondant is really sticky, so it will take a few attempts to figure out how to prepare it properly for best results. Cricut offers several tips for working with fondant and gum paste. As with learning how to decorate cakes, it takes some time learning to use the Cricut Cake Machine.

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