How to Work With Sugar Paper

Edible sugar paper is a delectable creation that is half food science, half computer technology. The paper is composed of a dry, paper-thin, sugary substance. Printers filled with edible ink emblazon the sheets with images and patterns. You can treat sugar paper a lot like regular paper, as long as you have appropriate, food-safe tools. Using the product allows you to create intricate, perfect patterns or images across the frosted surface of a confection in mere minutes. Does this Spark an idea?

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Sugar paper
Edible ink marker or pen
Cake decorating rotary cutting tool or shaped bakery punches
Small dish
Piping gel
Pastry paintbrush
Frosted confection (cake, cupcake, cookie)

Instructions

- 1
  
  Lay the sugar paper on your work surface with the printed side face-down. The back side of the sugar paper should be facing you.
- 2
  
  Mark the dimensions or shape that you want to cover in sugar paper with an edible ink marker or pen.
- 3
  
  Cut the shape out of the sheet with a rotary cutting tool. Alternatively, cut the paper with shaped food punches to create small pieces in standard shapes, such as hearts and stars.
- 4
  
  Squeeze piping gel in a small dish. Dip the paintbrush into the gel. Brush the backside of the sugar paper shape with piping gel.
- 5
  
  Place the paper on the frosted surface of the confection.

Tips & Warnings

Piping gel is essentially clear icing.
Though you can handle sugar paper in ways similar to regular paper, it's more delicate than pulp-based paper so handle it with care.