Take a look at this picture:
http://www.cakechannel.com/images/image74.gif
I'm a photographer and my fiance' loves photography also. I think it's a cake that will express who we are and since we're having a private ceremony the day before, we'll be able to show off the wedding pictures at the big reception which will be the next day. I have a photo printer but I was wondering, shouldn't the photos be in a plastic covering of some sort?, I wouldn't want photos attached to my cake like that because of the ink.
Has anyone ever done this before? what do you think of the idea?
2007-01-14 06:45:46 · 18 answers · asked by Valentine 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Okay, to clarify, the photos will be taken off before anyone eats it! It will be an hour into the reception before we do the cake cut and toast, so meanwhile, people can just look at the wedding photos as that pass by.
Thanks to the rest of you for the answers so far.
2007-01-14 07:17:56 · update #1
Photo trasfering on the cake, that's what it is! Not sure how much it will cost though. I'll have to find out.
2007-01-14 07:19:57 · update #2
Get little picture frames and use those. they will probably stick in the frostingon the sides.
2007-01-14 07:02:37 · answer #1 · answered by Tumbling Dice 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think that's a great idea!
You can either take your pictures and laminate them, just as you would laminate anything else--that will protect both the picture and the cake from getting messed up in any way.
Another thing you can do is check grocery stores, craft stores, and cake decorating supply stores. Some places have printers set up just for edible paper and ink. You just take in the pictures, and they will print them off for you on sugar paper.
You could do this yourself, but ONLY if you bought a NEW printer because you can't use a printer that has been previously used with real ink or anything, or that will contaminate the edible products. You probably don't want to spend the money for this (plus the paper and edible ink) if it's a one time thing you need. If you think you will do this several times for other things, perhaps it's a good investment.
Anyway, check local stores to see if any of them will print off edible pictures for you. I would check grocery stores first since they usually do cakes with photographs. If you just want the pictures (in the case you are making the cake yourself or giving the pictures to the person who IS decorating you cake), ask the person behind the counter if they will print only the pictures, without putting it on a cake.
That would be an ideal situation if they will.
Good luck!
And congratulations on getting married!
2007-01-17 05:53:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The picture of the cake is too cute! I was skeptical at first, but once I looked at the example, I like it ALOT!
However, I'm not sure how the pictures are applied or how your bakery does this! I have had a cake done before and the picture was transfered onto the cake, no paper, the picture is scanned into the computer and printed out with food coloring for the ink and then applied to the icing! It is all edible! I don't know the time frame that the bakery would need to produce those images, you would have to talk to them for specifics!
check out www.ambrosiabakery.com
this is the bakery that I had my cake done, they describe the process of transferring the pics to the icing! Maybe this could help you! Congrats and good luck!
2007-01-14 07:17:14 · answer #3 · answered by jen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, those photos are probably not printed on paper. Cake decorators do this using a special "printer" that uses a thin "paper" and "ink" that is actually edible icing!
Of course, you probably don't want to spend that kind of money just for one cake - so if you are doing it yourself, you can get photo sleeves at scrapbooking stores - plastic sleeves that are used to protect special photos in layouts. They are made to fit standard photo sizes perfectly, and would work very well for this cake.
The cake looks like a fondant icing - so to attach the photos, you would use a small bit of royal icing on the back of the sleeve, which will stick it to the cake, and then the icing borders will add some extra hold once applied.
2007-01-14 07:16:37 · answer #4 · answered by Chrys 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A three or four layer cake is not small. It more large to mid-size if you ask me and I make cakes. I would suggest sitting down with the decorator and showing her some pictures of what you already know you like. Tell her your budget and ask what she can suggest for you. If you have a $100 budget (very low) and a picture of a $5k cake that's not going to happen. But she can help you decide on what you can afford.
2016-05-24 01:00:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have used regular photos on a cake before. I just laminate the pictures first. If you don't have time for true lamination due to needing them the day after the wedding you could use self sticking laminating sheets which are available at most office supply stores and often even Walmart.
2007-01-14 06:55:48 · answer #6 · answered by Jacy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
most of the time, whoever makes the cake, adds the photo to the cake with a special process...no ink, no paper, no nothing...just the image "iced" onto the cake. they do it with cakes at the grocery store where i work and thats what it looks like was done in that link you provided. whoever is making yalls cake should be able to give you a better idea. good luck!
2007-01-14 06:55:53 · answer #7 · answered by Love my Family <3 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think the cake looks good, I think there is a technic that they use in fancy bakeries, they can put a pic on a cake in edible frosting like paper. Check with some bakeries locally to see if they do that.
2007-01-14 07:14:01 · answer #8 · answered by sandrarosette 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They do have those printers you can use to make edible photos rp put on the cake. You may be able to find one cheaper online or see if your local cake decorater has one
Here is what i found:
http://www.cake-decorating-supply.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=11
http://www.tastyfotoart.com/edible_ink_printer.htm
I think that cake was absolutely gorgeous!! Good luck and congratulations!!
2007-01-14 09:38:25 · answer #9 · answered by glorymomof3 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like the idea. Some of the grocery stores around here put photos on cakes. It is on a "material" of some type. I wonder if you talked to your local grocery stores to see if they did this type of work, if they could just put your photos on the "material" for you to add to your cake? I wish you many years of happiness
2007-01-14 06:57:43 · answer #10 · answered by kutskova29 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sorry, but I think the cake looks stupid! Pictures on cakes are for kids.
However, a picture of the two of you in a frame on the top would look fine to me!
Why not print the pictures and put them on stand-up boards on the table? Or put a few pictures on a board on each table? Or have a separate table with just the pictures on it? Or rent easels, and put pictures on boards---have these scattered around the room.
However you do it, I know what you will be doing on your wedding night! You will be printing pictures!
Good luck to you both!
2007-01-14 23:01:00 · answer #11 · answered by Cat Lover 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋