Think how wonderful it feels to use a pen and markers to draw a design. Wish if you could do the same to decorate cakes and cookies. Those small spots and details can do wonders. It’s possible because of the Edible Ink Pens and Markers. Using these edible markers, you can draw in beautiful royal icing or even buttercream frosting. Here is everything you need to know about Edible Ink Pen and Markers.
What are the Ideal Surfaces for an Edible Pen?
The concept of the edible pen is that it can be used as easily as regular markers on any regular solid surface. Clearly, the edible pens need a solid smooth surface to write on. It cannot be a moist surface. They work best on any firm surface like a plain cookie or royal icing. Sugar cookies and gingerbread cookies are always good options because they bake up nice and flat. Plus, you can choose whatever shape you like.
Icinginks Edible Pens glide through most solid food surfaces. Here are a few surface options that you can use the edible markers on:
- Buttercream frosting
- Fondant
- Sugar sheets and wafer sheets (any edible papers)
- Cookies (both Iced cookies or without icing)
- Cakes
- Marshmallows
- Marzipan
- Donuts
- Hard Chocolate
- Bagels
- Pita bread
- Crackers or wafers
Freeze the frosting to have a dry surface before applying the markers. Pop-Tarts, Airheads Taffy, Necco Wafers are all good options to use the edible pens on.
Please Note: Never try the edible pens on a soft surface. They will bleed or simple make a mess. Candy melts, soft icing or fondant, or waxy chocolate are out of the question.
How to Take Care and Store your Edible Ink Pen and Markers?
- Always Keep Your Edible Pen Marker Upside Down. This will help you maintain the moisture on the tip to enjoy them for a longer time.
- Wipe excess food or frosting from the tips with a moist paper towel carefully. Do this after every use to get a flawless design.
- Add food coloring if you get a dry tip. Dip the marker tips in the same shade of edible ink and you should be able to use the markers. If not, refill them.
Are they Safe to Consume?
It is a genuine concern to think about the edibility and safety of using edible ink markers. While there are multiple different options available in the market, Icinginks provides FDA-approved edible pens only. The best part is that the edible ink of these markers and pens is sugar-free.
Ingredients in the Icinginks Edible Pens:
- Purified water
- Propylene glycol
- Coloring
- Sodium benzoate
- Citric acid
- Methylparaben or propylparaben as preservatives.
Pro Guide to Use Edible Ink Pens and Markers:
- The markers are available in different tips. The regular tip is better to draw regular lines or fill in gaps. The fine tip edible markers are great for adding details or sketch shedding effect.
- If you want to overlay multiple colors, constraint your choice by 2-3 colors at max. More colors may create an undesirable color.
- Let one color dry properly before going in for another layer or detailings.
- Refrigerate the fondant, icing, or frostings to have a very dry solid surface before the edible pen touches the surface.
- The edible markers are great for Christmas cookies. The flat surface of classic gingerbread cookies and the hard royal icing make it the most favorable surface for the edible oink pens and markers.
- Do not store the markers in the refrigerator.
