How to Use a Sugar Sheet on a Cake
A sugar sheet lets you put printed images onto a frosted cake. Sugar sheets can be purchased online, at cake decorating suppliers, or even at the local bakery. Sugar sheets, also called cake stickers, can even be printed to your specifications to create a personalized cake for any occasion. With proper application, a sugar sheet lets even an inexperienced cake decorator make a clever and attractive cake; however, proper care of the cake sticker and application is critical. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Baked cake
- Frosting
- Foam roller
- Offset spatula
- Sugar sheet (also called a cake sticker or icing sheet)
- Piping bag
- Decorating tip
- Coupler
Instructions
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Apply a thin layer of frosting over the entire cake to create a basis for an evenly frosted cake. Chill the cake in the freezer to set this layer of frosting, called a crumb layer.
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Use an offset spatula to spread a layer of frosting on your cake. Work to make this layer quite smooth and even. Place the cake into the refrigerator for an hour or so, then remove. Take a foam roller and smooth the surface of the icing before starting to apply the sugar sheet to the cake.
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Hold each end of the printed cake photo sugar sheet. Scrape the back of the sheet across the sharp edge of a counter or table to remove the backing paper.
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Lay the sugar sheet onto the cake, pressing it gently from the middle outward to the edges.
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Place a tip onto a cake decorating bag, securing it with a coupler. Pipe frosting around the edges of your sugar sheet as desired to finish your cake.
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Tips & Warnings
Use a hair dryer if necessary to help the backing release from the sugar sheet.
Experiment with making your own sugar sheets using edible inks and icing sheets in a standard home printer.
