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Edible Printing is the process of creating pre-printed images with edible food colors onto various confectionery products such as cookies, cakes, or pastries. Designs made with edible ink can either be pre-printed or created with an edible printer, a specialty device which transfers an image onto a thin edible frosting , wafer paper and chocolate transfer sheets. Beginners can purchase our basic edible printing bundle system which includes edible printer, edible cartridges and edible paper to start with edible printing.

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We highly recommend to use Canon edible printers to use with chocolate transfer sheets. Epson and Brother printers are unable to grab on these sheets, thereby unable to feed them through the printer. The reason is because these sheets are slippery, like a transparency sheet, and Epson printers are not great at being able to feed slippery sheets of paper.

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The professional food printer has the tray size up to A3 dimensions with adjustable height of 7 inches tall.

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The direct to cake printer takes approx. 1-2 minutes to print an edible image on a A4 sized cake.

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If you are using the edible printers in USA or Canada, they work on 110V use, but if you are using them outside these countries, you may require a converter or a plug that can convert 110V to 220V.  

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The regular Epson and Canon edible ink printer models available with Icinginks are “Wireless” that are connected through Wi-Fi, while the Professional line of Direct to Cake and Food printers are available in wired variants and are connected using USB and.

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The professional edible image printer prints directly on cakes and cookies without any need of edible sheets.

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Yes. Though we prefer Canon printers to be used with edible sheets like chocolate transfer sheets and wafer papers as these sheets don’t get stuck in Canon printers because of their removable printhead.

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Yes. The Icinginks edible sheets produce best results when printed with Canon printers as its top loading feature avoids the papers to get stuck or crumple inside the printhead.

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Once you have finalized your cake, measure the dimensions (length and breadth) with a measuring tape and then look for the appropriate size of edible sheet on Icinginks website. Go for the one that is most closely in dimensions.

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Several Canon and Epson printer models are compatible with Icinginks edible ink cartridges and edible sheets. If you are using with chocolate edible printing then Epson is not idle. The Canon printers can work with frosting and chocolate printing sheets. For the complete list, click here: https://www.icinginks.com/edible-cake-printers

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It depends on what kind of edible printing requirement you have. For a full list of the compatible printers, click here: https://www.icinginks.com/edible-cake-printers

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All extensions of image formats can be printed with Icinginks edible ink printer on edible sheets.

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Edible paper (also known as frosting sheets, sugar sheets or icing sheets) are layers of icing which are pressed thinly onto plastic backing sheets. They are quite a flexible material, and much less transparent, but can be a little fragile when peeling. Frosting sheets are edible sheets designed to decorate your cakes with your pictures. To print the pictures on frosting sheets you would need the edible printer and edible ink cartridges which will transfer your photos on these frosting sheets. You can purchase our edible printing bundle system which is a beginner package for decorating your cakes. Ingredients are generally derived from tapioca or starches, with added sugar and gums. Frosting sheets can be applied to all types of cakes, cupcakes, cookies, chocolate, fondant etc. It will last up to 1 year on the shelf from the date of manufacture when properly sealed in zip lock bag. Refrigeration is not required they can be stored at room temperature in the dry place. Our frosting sheets are capable of border less printing as we make full sized sheets without any cut on sides.

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 Yes they are FDA compliant and Kosher.

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Frosting sheets comes in regular A4 , A3 and pre-cut circular sizes. Our top selling frosting sheets are the regular A4 8.5 X 11 blank sheets. They can be cut into different shapes according to your requirements and size. Shapes can be cut out either by hand using food-safe shears, or using food-safe punches For pre-cut circular sizes below are the available sizes. These are basically used for cupcakes and cookies
1.) 1.25 inch circles (48 circles per sheet)
2.) 1.5 inch circles (30 circles per sheet)
3.) 2.0 inch circles (15 circles per sheet)
4.) 2.5 inch circles (12 circles per sheet)
5.) 3.0 inch circles (6 circles per sheet)
6.) 8.0 inch circles (1 circle per sheet)
7.) 2.5 x 3 inch rectangular business cards (8 per sheet) We will provide you templates and software to use our Pre-cut range frosting sheets.

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 If the icing on the cake appears dry, apply a fine mist of water to the cake before applying the printed frosting sheet. This may be achieved by spraying a fine mist of water on the cake, or by using a basting brush.

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If the frosting sheets are dry and brittle they have dried out too much. This is usually caused by your current room temperature or a faulty zip-lock bag, or failure to close the zip lock bag after removing an icing sheet. To re-hydrate the icing sheets they may be sprayed with a fine mist of water, using an airbrush, or any other water misting device. They will become moist again, and you may have to wait a few minutes for them to dry back to a usable condition.
a) You can also bring moisture back into the icing sheets by holding them over a pot of steaming water for a few seconds.
b) Seal the frosting sheet in a zip-loc bag and place it in a humid environment like the refrigerator for 30-40 seconds.
c) Do not place brittle icing sheets into a printer. They will break off during printing and cause a paper jam in the printer

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Wafer paper is made using potato starch and vegetable oil. It remains thin and sturdy, and is about 8 x 11 inches. Wafer paper is translucent and ideal to use for airbrushing, cake toppers , printing bold and organic shapes with little details such as flower wallpaper, leaves, feathers, clip arts and geometrical shapes. It can be cut using a pair of scissors, as well as a die cut machine, and anything in between. Frosting sheet, on the other hand, is made of corn starch and sugar. Every sheet of 8.5 x 11 inches is little thick and fragile. Frosting sheets are pure white, smooth texture best suitable for edible images. They have an edge over wafer sheets in terms for printing cake prints or edible pictures. The picture printed on frosting sheets is vivid, bright colors and on wafer sheets it is dull. Though, frosting sheets are not rigit as wafer paper but still you can cut with scissors.

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The Frosting sheets have no noticeable taste.

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Frosting sheets should be stored tightly sealed in a heavy zip-loc bag to prevent them from drying out. Store flat out of direct light. Frosting sheets do not need to be refrigerated. They have a shelf life of one year.
a) Keep your frosting sheets in its bag until you are ready to use it.
b) Keep frosting sheets flat and don't put anything on top of it to risk spoiling it.
c) Keep frosting sheets out of direct sunlight or the colors may fade.

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Which printers are we talking about? If they are Epson and Canon Edible printers, yes they can do a filmstrip style edible photo using various online apps which allow you to make a photo collage and many other effects. Even our Professional Food printers can print filmstrip style edible photo – Printers have nothing to do with layout of the image – You create any style or design image saved in your computer and printer will simply print whether it is filmstrip or any other style.

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It depends on the diameter of the cookies. Icinginks frosting sheets are available in A4 size. With these edible sheets, you can print on cooking with following dimensions:

1.25” diameter – 48 cookies

2” diameter – 15 cookies

2.5” diameter – 12 cookies

3” diameter – 6 cookies

8” diameter – 1 cookie

Icinginks also offer pre-cut circles frosting sheets specifically designed to print on cookies and cupcakes. They already molded into different sized circles or rectangles and you can directly print onto circles using our templates and peel off each circle with printed design.

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All Icinginks edible sheets are dairy, gluten, nut free and FDA Compliant. All our edible papers are made in the USA using high-quality food edible materials under very strict food manufacturing conditions.

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Icinginks frosting sheet work perfectly with ice cream cakes as they don’t curl when applied on a wet surface. Also, the clarity and image quality of frosting sheets are quite vivid so they are ideal edible sheets for cream cakes.

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Frosting cakes and cookies can be decorated using edible sheets as they don’t curt when applied on wet surface. You can cut them in different shapes without worrying about any sticking issue.

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Frosting sheets, also known as icing papers, are the best edible sheets to decorate lollypops as they stick firmly to the surface and don’t curl.

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Printing an edible image is quite easy. All you need is an edible sheet and a regular printer that is compatible with edible ink (A Canon or Epson printer is preferable). To print on an edible paper like icing sheet/frosting paper, place the sheet printer just like you place a regular paper in the printer and then press ctrl + p or give a command to print to begin the edible printing process to begin.

The icing sheet comes with a backing paper. Do not remove the backing paper prior to printing. Place the frosting sheet into the printer with the frosting side up. Once the sheet is printed keep that at room temperature to dry for 5-15 minutes.

Smoothen the surface of baked cake, cupcake, or pie on which you want to apply the edible image. (Once baked, allow them to cool first). To release the image on the cake top, peel the transparent backing paper from the backside of the icing sheet and with the image facing up, hold the corners and roll across the sharp edge of a table top, slowly working in from all sides toward the center.

When the image is placed onto the iced cake, ensure the icing is still moist or sticky. It is this moisture in the icing that will ensure the image blends with the cake. Gently smooth image on to the cake surface with your hand to remove air bubbles. For best results, it is ideal if the top of the cake is relatively smooth.

After you have the required image of your choice printed on edible frosting sheet, put it on the cake and then the moisture from the icing dissolves the paper, causing the image to sink into the frosting. Your cake is good to go and ready to be eaten, Similarly, just place the printed frosting sheets on your cookies and let them settle on top of your cookies. The best way to bind printed frosting sheets or wafer paper on cookies is by using corn syrup or edible gel as well.

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You can let us know what images you need we can email you.

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We have pre-cut circles sheets on our website, wide size large sheets, flexible frosting sheets and many other color sheets options.

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The edible wafer papers are flavorless while the icing/frosting sheets have vanilla flavor.

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The wafer sheets have one side smooth side and another rough. There are various techniques of cake decoration where wafer paper can be used. It be used to make prepared decorations for cake tops, and edible flowers, or as support pieces for sculpted cakes, such as castles, bunnies etc.

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Wafer paper is usually made from potato starches, water and oil. It resembles standard paper to a significant extent and is flavorless. Icing sheets are a thin layer of white icing pressed onto a plastic backing paper that can be fed through a printer. The backing sheet has to be peeled off before applying the icing onto a cake.

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Wafer paper will be more affected by humidity than the oils in buttercream, but if you want to use them, put them on at the last minute. Don't refrigerate a buttercream or fondant cake that has wafer paper on it because the condensation after removing the cake from the fridge will melt the paper.

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You can use paper punches to make wafer-paper cutouts and apply them to the cake for a designer effect. Using templates, you can make flowers and other such objects easily on the cake with wafer papers.

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Edible icing sheets are paper-thin sheets of flexible, printable frosting that easily adhere to buttercream, fondant, chocolate, isomalt and royal icing. Icing sheets come with a plastic backing that helps keep the frosting pliable until you are ready to work with it. The matte surface of an icing sheet can be colored with petal and luster dusts, shimmer sprays, food coloring markers, or with a printer fitted with edible inks.

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You can use different mediums to color or make designs on edible icing sheets:

1. Petal and luster dusts:
   Apply dusts dry with a paintbrush for an opaque, cloudy look. Thin with clear liquor or extracts for bolder, more saturated colors.
    
2. Airbrush or food color sprays:
   Hold applicator a few inches away from the surface of the icing sheet. Avoid holding in one place for too long, so that the color doesn’t pool or oversaturate the sheet. Allow the color to dry before handling the sheet. 

3. Food color markers

4. Printers:
   Be sure to use a printer that hasn’t also been used to print with inedible inks. Use food colorings that have been specially formulated for use with a printer. Allow the image to dry before handling. 

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Cutting icing sheets is as simple as cutting a piece of paper. You can use scissors, a craft knife, paper guillotine or paper punches. Icing sheets can be cut with or without the plastic backing still attached.

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To avoid the wet look, make sure that the printed icing sheets / cake toppers are applied to a cake at room temperature and not to a cake straight out of the fridge. Another major reason is keeping your cake in an air tight container that can result in your cake sweating and moisture developing on top of the icing sheet / cake topper.

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Yes.

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You can print any kind of image, color or black and white with the help of a computer or laptop. There is absolutely no restriction.

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The edible images printed by Icinginks last for up to one year. Simply keep it lying flat, unrefrigerated, and sealed in the air-tight bag. These sheets will slowly melts when placed on a freshly frosted cake as it is made from icing.

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1.) Do not refrigerate or freeze the icing sheets.

2.) Keep your toppers in the bag it arrived in, store at room temperature & out of direct sunlight.

3.) Make sure to clean and dry your hands before handling the frosting sheets the wet hands can damage the sheet.

4.) The icing sheet has a plastic backing similar like a sticker that you will remove before applying the image to your cake.

5.) Take the image out of the bag, it should peel off easily – DO NOT FORCE IT MAY CRACK! If it is sticking to the backing sheet, this is probably due to the temperature and humidity in the room. 

6.) Use a blower type Hair dryer (or any other hot air supply) on the reverse side of the backing sheet on high hot for 30-40 seconds. After heating the backing sheet, let it cool down before attempting to remove the icing sheet. (the cooling process allows the icing sheet to stiffen)This method is very reliable and should solve your release problems.

7.) Another option is you may place the image in the freezer for a couple of minutes, after which the image will usually peel easily, you may have to repeat this process a few times, until image comes off, peel sheet before the image warms back up.

8.) Place the edible image on cake and gently smooth image from the inside out either with your DRY hand or a small roller. Finish decorating your cake.

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You can use rice papers to make edible images as they are completely safe to consume and contains inedible substance. 

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Edible prints are printed on edible printers just the way normal prints are printed on printing paper. Afterwards, these edible papers are pasted on the cake surface.

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The two most common and popular edible papers are icing sheets and wafer papers. Icing papers are also known as frosting sheets or sugar sheets.

Wafer paper is usually made from potato starches, water and oil. It resembles standard paper to a significant extent and is flavorless. Icing sheets are a thin layer of white icing pressed onto a plastic backing paper that can be fed through a printer. The backing sheet has to be peeled off before applying the icing onto a cake.

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Dampen the cake icing surface with a brush or spray, but don't over-wet it. Softly pat the top with a soft towel to absorb any extra moisture. Place the topper gentlyin the middle of the cake and smooth the edges once it is properly placed. In case of any bubles or wrinkles, gently pat them with dry fingers.

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Yes they are gluten free and are only made of FDA approved ingredients, completely safe to consume. 

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The Frosting sheets comes in letter size, legal size and pre-cut variants. Our regular Prime Frosting sheets are 8.5" X 11" or A4 Size which is the standard size of the blank frosting sheets. In addition, we also offer sheets with 11" X 17" size. Pre-cut frosting shapes are provided on 8.5" X 11" or A4 size sheets (Pack of 24 sheets). Sizes and the number of shapes per sheet are as follows:

    1.25" diameter Pre-cut circles sheet (3cm):  48 Circles

    2" diameter Pre-cut circles sheet (5cm): 15 Circles

    2.5" diameter Pre-cut circles sheet (6cm): 12 Circles

    3" diameter Pre-cut circles sheet (8cm): 6 circles

    8" diameter Pre-cut circles sheet (19/20cm): 1 Circle

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Yes, they can easily be cut with scissor, any electronic cutter such as silhouette cameo, Cricut or any other electric cutter which cuts the paper.  However, if you need the sheet in any particular design or shape, order pre-cut frosting sheets. It saves time and efforts.

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Frosting sheets have a shelf life of up to 2 years when packed in zip lock tight bag. Icinginks frosting sheets should be stored in the original bag in a cool, dry place. Always make sure that reclosable bags are completely sealed.  Do NOT keep in a Freezer, as this also has low humidity, and will tend to dry even more.

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Yes. Ingredients of frosting sheets are generally derived from tapioca or starches, with added sugar and gums.

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Our Prime Frosting sheets are flexible up to some point. But if you bend or fold they may crack. We do have FLEXFROST frosting sheets which are the most FLEXIBLE sheets in the market. You can fold, bend and use them as cake walls.

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Yes, they are gluten-free. Also, they do not contain any dairy and nut ingredients. All our edible papers are made in the USA using high-quality food edible materials under very strict food manufacturing conditions as recommended by FDA.

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Ingredients of frosting sheets are generally derived from tapioca or starches, with added sugar and gums. Our frosting sheets are dairy, gluten, nut free and FDA Compliant.

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Yes, we do offer carton and combo packs at discounted prices. Also, we do offer discounts for wholesale customers, military customers, schools and bakery. For small orders 1-2 units our online price is the best price available. However, discounts may be withdrawn without any prior notification to you.

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We offer five types of frosting or icing sheet as mentioned below.

1. Prime Blank Frosting Sheets
2. Pre-Cut Circles Frosting Sheets
3. Superior Thin Frosting Sheets
4. Superior Colored Icing Sheets
5. Edible Shimmer/Sparkling Frosting Sheets
6. Flexfrost Fabric Frosting Sheets

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No difference. Both are same.

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Depends upon your design preferences and choice. If you want to personalize your cake with a favorite image or design, use prime blank frosting sheets. Take print out on its printable surface. To add a dazzling design shimmer or sparkling sheet could be the best option. Likewise, if the design demands circular shapes, go with the pre-cut ones. You may also use a combination of different types of edible sheet.

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Edible decoration is an art. There are unlimited choices. Check cake decoration ideas illustrated in our blog section.

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The edible ink for printing is FDA Compliant, Gluten, Allergen Free Inks, and Kosher, therefore, making it absolutely safe for consumption.

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About refilling CLI-271 series ink cartridges - Cartridges are refillable they contains ARC chip( Auto Reset Chip) after you refill your cartridges will automatically reset and show the complete ink levels

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Canon edible printers are perfect for printing Chocolate Transfer Sheets. You should only use Chocolate Transfer Sheets with Canon Printer only for your edible ink printing. Epson and Brother printers are unable to grab on to chocolate transfer sheets, thereby unable to feed them through the printer. The reason is because the chocolate transfer sheets are slippery, like a transparency sheet, and Epson printers are not great at being able to feed slippery sheets of paper.

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Printing must be done on the laminated part of the Choco Sheet in "mirror image" (T-shirt print).

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For good quality prints, we suggest using white chocolate. If you use a dark chocolate, the colors will be dull, and not every color will be visible.

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The temperature for dark chocolate should be around 31-32 degree Celsius, for milk chocolate, it should be 31 degree Celsius and for white chocolate, it should be 29 degree Celsius.

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Depending on the coat, it takes 15 to 60 minutes for Chocolate Transfer Sheets to dry. Make sure that the edible ink is completely dry on Chocolate Transfer (especially if you have a lot of black in your image) before pouring the chocolate.

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Allow the printed sheets to dry at 20°C and a maximum humidity of less than 50%. If the humidity exceeds 50%, you must increase room temperature. Please make sure that the ink is absolutely dry before adding chocolate onto the sheets (dark colors need to dry longer than light colors).

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If Edible colors don’t completely transfer onto the chocolate, we recommend lowering the "color intensity" as well as the "contrast" in your printer menu about 20 pc.

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The sizes of Icinginks Chocolate Transfer Sheets for cakes, cookies, cupcakes are

• 8.5" X 11" Regular A4 size.
• Bon-Bon sizes that are 11"X5" and 11"X7"

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The standard size Chocolate transfer sheets  8.5x11" are 25 sheets per pack. Icinginks Bon-Bon size 11"X5" and 11"X7" or Chocolate mold size sheets are 50 per pack.

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Chocolate transfer sheets come with the shelf life of 12 months if stored in an airtight bag and kept in a cool and dry place.

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Chocolate transfer sheets are transparent acetate sheets which are composed of an edible layer made from cocoa butter with a light dusting of confectioners’ sugar.

INGREDIENTS: ACETYLATED DISTARCH ADIPATE, WHITE SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, ACACIA GUM, DISTARCH PHOSPHATE, POLYOXYETHYLENE SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, GLYCEROL, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, VANILLIN, LECITHIN, TITANIUM DIOXIDE*.* TITANIUM DIOXIDE CONTENT: LESS THAN 0.3%

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Icinginks Chocolate transfer sheets are dairy, gluten, nut free, and FDA Compliant.

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The Chocolate Transfer Sheets consist of colored cocoa butter on a clear backing. When you place tempered chocolate onto the sheets and then let it cool, the logo or design beautifully transfers from the sheet onto your chocolates. You can use these transfer sheets with magnetic chocolate molds, silicone, 3D, polycarbonate molds, etc.

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Tips to use the Chocolate Transfer Sheets with Chocolate Molds:

• Turn the mold upside down and remove the magnetic metal base plate and Place Chocolate transfer sheet printed side up.
• Place the printed Icinginks Chocolate Transfer Sheets with the design facing down into the mold.
• Pour over tempered or melted chocolate. We recommend using white chocolate.
• Tap mold on a hard surface to release air bubbles
• Leave to set in a cool place
• Remove the top of mold with a bench scraper or spatula to get nice clean edges

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The Icinginks edible ink cartridges can print up to 50 prints with no tearing or fading. The colors remain vibrant and there is no compromise of quality. The Icinginks edible ink cartridges lasts more than the other edible ink cartridges and produces high quality images. For best results, use Icinginks edible sheets for the printing.

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The Icinginks edible ink cartridges are pre-filled with high quality edible ink and can be refilled again 4-5 times. They are easily refillable and for the best results refill them using Icinginks Brand edible refill kits.

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We have MSDS sheet (Material Safety Data Sheets) for our edible ink that is filled in the edible ink cartridges. 

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The edible ink photo printer should only be used with Icinginks edible ink cartridges as they are specifically designed to be used with all kinds of edible ink printers.

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You need to manually clean the heads by removing the printhead out using our Flush cleaning kit which is available through our website. Also, there is internal feature inside the machine called "Cleaning"

To perform the CLEANING you can select from the options on the LCD screen on the printer. Click on Settings or Gear thing -> Click on Set up then click Maintenance and then click Cleaning. This cleaning will use ink from your cartridges. 

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You need to purchase set of cleaning cartridges when you are not using your printer for a long time. In that case you can remove your edible ink cartridges and put them in tight zip lock bag until you are going to print again.  

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The Icinginks edible markers are available in Yellow, Blue, Green, Red, and Black.

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The edible ink markers and pens have a one year shelf life.

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The Icinginks edible pens and markers are not refillable. However, these edible pens are long lasting and the ink doesn’t fade even after multiple uses for days.

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Though the Icinginks edible markers and pens don’t have a quick dry feature, they usually take a very short duration of time to dry up. 

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These edible ink markers are as easy to use as the normal markers and can work on all kinds of edible sheets including frosting sheets, wafer papers, and on fondant.

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May I know what videos are you interested? We have videos for making wireless connection setup, refilling your cartridges, cleaning the printhead.

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 Yes we have support available through live chat and over the phone through our website.