Graduation Cake Designs Using Photos

First some graduation cake designs using photos to wet your appetite:

• A book cake pan
• Get matching cupcake photos
• Non-edible photo graduation cake design.

Now for loads on FAQ's on edible photos:

• What is an edible Photo?
• Where can I purchase edible photos?
• Does the size of the photo matter?
• Is it OK to send a black and white photo?
• What do I do when I receive the edible photo?
• What kind of icing is suitable to place the edible photo on?
• Can I trim the edible photo to fit the cake?
• Does the edible photo taste nice?
• How long does the edible photo last?
• How long before the party can the photo be placed on the cake?
• Can I print edible photos on my own printer at home?
• How can I print my own Edible Photos?

Graduation Cake Designs Using Photos - Book Pan

Fits the theme perfectly and offers the opportunity to personalize with a photo of the graduate on one side and a lovely message on the other. The message could be piped or even written with an edible pen or while you are getting an edible photo made why not request the edible message too. It could be written in a fancy computer generated font with nice colors. You could type something up yourself in Microsoft Word and send it in along with your photo. Would certainly make your cake look very professional.

If you are keen on this option then you'll be able to get a book cake pan on ebay.

Graduation Cake Designs Using Photos - Cupcakes

As well as the main graduation cake it is sometimes a good idea to make some matching cupcakes just to ensure there is enough to go around everyone.
A novel idea is to get an edible photo for your main graduation cake and also get a sheet of matching cupcake sized photos too.

Graduation Cake Designs - Non-edible

All you do is make a mosaic on your computer using small images of the graduate – you could choose photos from different stages in the graduate’s life. Now print it out and get the sheet laminated and then cut them all out and use these cute little photo pics to display your photos around your graduation cake.

If you don’t have an electronic copy of all the photos you’d like to use though then try options like – taking a photo of a photo with a digital camera or you could scan the photo to create a digital image – a lot of home printers have a scanning option – just ask around your friends and family.

Edible Photo FAQ's

What is an Edible Photo?

Edible photos are icing sheets printed with edible inks using specialised equipment, which produces photo quality edible images. The sheets are very thin and come on a backing sheet, which is peeled away before you place it on your cake.

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Where Can I Purchase Edible Photos?

There are quite a lot of sites on the internet that you can get edible images from – just do an google search on “edible photos”.

www.picturethatcake.com is one of them. They make lovely edible icing sheets personalized with your own photos and text too if you want.

Ebay also has quite a few options – just search on “edible images”.

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Does the size of the photo matter?

If you are posting a photo then the bigger the better otherwise there can be a slight loss of quality. i.e. producing a full sized photo from a postage stamp sized photo can result in the photo not being particularly clear.
When emailing an image then virtually any size will do.

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Is it OK to send a black and white photo?

Yes, you will receive a black & white edible image and the age of the photo is irrelevant as the edible reproduction will look exactly like the image you send.

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What do I do when I receive the edible photo?

If you are not using your edible photo immediately then store at room temperature in it's packaging. Lay flat and do not put anything on top of it.

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What kind of icing is suitable to place the edible photo on?

The edible image can be used with almost any icings as long as they have no surface moisture, which could cause the colors to bleed. Sugar paste/fondant, butter cream and royal icing are ideal. Just avoid anything with a high water content like whipped cream as this will cause the image to bleed.
If the frosting on the cake appears dry or crusty, apply a fine mist of water onto it before applying the Frosting Sheet. You can do this with a small misting bottle

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Can I trim the edible photo to fit the cake?

It is no problem to just trim it with scissors. Make sure you trim it while the backing is still on – makes it easier.

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Does the edible photo taste nice?

It is actually tasteless.

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How long does the edible photo last?

You should really check with the supplier, but most last for at least 2 months.

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How long before the party can the photo be placed on the cake?

It can be applied to the cake up to a week before it is needed.

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Can I print edible photos on my own printer at home?

This is a complete no no. The machine must be dedicated to the production of food products.

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How can I print my own Edible Photos?

You can buy a printer specifically for this purpose on ebay. Just search on “edible image printer”. You also need to buy edible icing sheets, sometimes called frosting sheets, edible paper or sugar sheets. Then there is the edible ink cartridges.

Share Your Graduation Cake Designs

To help inspire your family, friends and other visitors please take a moment and submit your graduation cake photos, ideas, recipes and tips.

If you would like to share your graduation cake designs, or cupcakes, with us send us your cake photos, recipes and tips and also the story behind them, perhaps the graduate just loves cakes. We will create your own web page and photo gallery hosted on our site. If you share your cake details you will be automatically entered into our next contest. This year the prize fund is increased to $300. There is a grand prize and runners up prizes.

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