Using The Cricut Cake to Decorate with ! Episode #2

[Tina090408]

Hi, excuse me but i havent been able to get what exactly do you use for the machine? i mean its not got to be a paer sheet which the machine cuts, but then what is that sheet made of? is it available in shops? kindly help. Thanks for the video, i would like to get one too.....

Best luck for your projects!

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@Tina090408 Hi Tina ,these are the Fondant sheets they came with the machine when I got it . You can find them at the craft stores or online that sell Cricut Cake machine .I also saw at Michaels in there cake decorating section ,they have some that is by that Cake Boss show you can check them out ! Hope this helps, I really havent used the machine ,enough to give you any more tips or info on it sorry :(. TFW !

HUGS,JANIE

[demiglaceful]

this is precious. "You take and set it" lol. What was that "you're gonna be able to" or whatever it was? Very cute - I'll bet you could make 10x as many better decorations by hand, and do it faster than cutting out one of those. With your hands and a sharp tool you can use any thickness and work in 3 dimensions.

[thealifam]

u prefer using thinned fondant or gumpaste...??? Please reply.. i jujst bought it today and planngin to play with it all wkend.. have a cake due next week.. please reply

urzsana@yahoo.com

[scrappinmama268]

i just got the cake mini, haven't even pulled it out of the box yet. thanks for sharing your experience! i'm excited to give it a try!

[importaqui]

Esta máquina é um show, vendo no Brasil, conheça-nos e surpreenda-se.

[GirlArmy21]

I used my cricut cake for the first time today. I was having problems with where to put the blade for my second set of cuts....I watched your video..and I think I got it!! Thanks I will try it again tomorrow....PS I used fondant for mine...need to add tylose powder to make it more pliable..it would tear when I was pulling it off the sheet...next time I will add the powder. xo

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@GirlArmy21 Yay I hope you are enjoying it :) ! You can hit load last and that will move your blade up to the next spot on your mat ! Thanks for watching :) !!!

HUGS,JANIE

[carnold2008]

I agree that it was nice to see the machine demonstrated in a very real way - not pretending that everything comes out perfect first time every time. I haven't had my Cricut Cake very long and have only played with it a little bit, but your video gives me a little more confidence to use it (I'm kind of a big old chicken with it, lol)

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@carnold2008 Hi thank you ! I am one unedited chick lol ! I dont do much editing so what you see is what you get ! You will do wonderful !! I would suggest you making your own fondant or getting the stuff in the tub ! Because oh my gosh how yucky those fondant sheets are lol ! TFW !

HUGS,JANIE

[iwphilosophy]

I think the thin red pieces would be FAR better if placed on the same shape but larger, beneath them, and in a lighter colour to give contrast and dimension. Unfortunately the ones just cut seem so thin the darker fondant behind creeps through.

[pirategirlkc]

Speech therapy.

[Rann0na]

i was thinking to buy the machine but am wondering can you use your own fondant ??

[iwphilosophy]

@Rann0na Of course.

[salcedo1998]

wow

[tiani22]

That is awesome, it would help with me with writing on cakes.

[karenrealtor08]

very nice! Thanks for the help abie!!!!!!!!

[JanetsUTUBE]

YES!  you both did a great job!!

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@JanetsUTUBE Thank you so mych Janet !

HUGS, JANIE

[yoliebean]

I'm catching up on all my video watching and you are top at my list! You lucky duck!! I want the Cricut Cake like nobody's business! Fondant isn't the best tasting, unless you make your own marshmallow fondant from scratch. It's really just for the look. I do cake decorating and have never cared for the taste. I'm going to upload a video on a dinosaur 3 tiered cake I made tonight. You inspired me! I love Abby's voice in the background, she's a sweetie....like her momma!

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@yoliebean Aww I am super lucky !! I really like it ! I havent had much time to play with it though ! I need to make a dummy cake so that I can practice ! I know that stuff was awful ! I got it on HSN when they released it , and now I can not figure out why they keep making those host eat it and saying it was good lol ! Oh I am going to have to see that I bet it is cute !! Thank you !!

HUGS, JANIE

[pinkaboo6691]

I think you both did a wonderful job for it to have been your first time using it! Things like this are always tricky until you get used to em! It was nice to see it demonstrated in a way that is REAL :) TFS!

Samantha

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@pinkaboo6691 AWW thanks so much Sam ! That really means alot !!

HUGSM JANIE

[jasmine0820]

Aww, I wish I had cute kids to be excited with when I play with my cricut cake machine! I haven't received mine yet, still waiting for it in the mail; but I was looking all over for a video with info about these frosting sheets. Thank you for sharing your trial-and-error process! I can't wait to see your next cake.. :]

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@jasmine0820 Aww well maybe you will get some soon !! Congrats on getting your new cake ! You know you can cut paper ! I did it yesterday , I changed the blade and the mat to my expression ones ! So just thought I would tell you ! TFW !

HUGS, JANIE

[mrssudsy]

@TypicalScrapbooker Are you serious? Can the Cricut Cake cut paper? I own one of the original Cricuts (not the expression) and am wondering how I would use my Cricut Cake to cut paper & vinyl, because my Cricut only cuts 6x12. I'm assuming I would need an Expression mat, but can I use my regular cricut blade, or do I need to buy an expression blade? I actually bought the Cricut Cake a few months ago, but still haven't used it yet. (Do u believe it?...lol) Haven't had time. LOVE yr video! Thanks!

[iwphilosophy]

@mrssudsy If you use the c cake for anything other than food materials, you void the warrentee.

[mississchic]

I think you had the frosting sheet (paper-like) you make the lacey designs (more detailed). Gum paste is really for what you were needing to use, it's a little thicker. Fondant is for covering cake and I would use it for less detailed shapes if you want to use Fondant instead of Gum Paste. Hope that helps. Hsn gave you all three different types of frostings. :)

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@mississchic Oh ok thanks !! TFW !

HUGS, JANIE

[paperdrama]

it turned out well for your first time. tfs.

~jo

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@paperdrama Aww thanks Jo ! It was really rushed so we didnt get to play with it much ! And of course I just kinda get on video and try things out for the first time lol ! And if I mess up then everyone see it lol ! But it is a lot of fun still and my little Abby loved it ! TFW !

HUGS, JANIE

[Cindylee29]

TFS Janie!! It really looks like a lot of fun!!! Abby was too too cute in the back!! She is darling! :)

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@Cindylee29 Hi Cindy, thank you ! Yes it is fun ! Thank you ! She is a mess that girl !! TFW !

HUGS, JANIE

[momma2ski]

that was too stinkin cute - "they taste like paper!"

Thanks for sharing,

~Jill

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@momma2ski Hi Jill ! Really it does ! It is awful ! From now own we will make it !! TFW !

HUGS, JANIE

[AF0093]

Wow TS you also have the Cake cricut! you are so lucky. I wish I had a cricut machine for my scrapbooking and card making but I don't some day. Thanks for showing that cake looks so good!

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@AF0093 Thank you ! Thanks to flex pay I am lucky lol ! Check out Ebay you get them the cheap if you are bidding at the right time ! That is where I got my regular cricut ! Thank you for watching !!

HUGS, JANIE

[lilacsandlupines]

Very cute, Janie!!  I loved Abby's commentary in the background!!

Karen

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@lilacsandlupines Thanks Karen ! Lol I know she is always there to help momma out lol !! TFW !

HUGS, JANIE

[galecrafts]

Awesome Janie!!! Abby is so cute... "Do we have to eat paper?" LOL! She is such a peach! I hear your hubby quitely in the background so he must be alright with your newest purchase. You know the way to his heart... food!

Great videos my friend,

Big Huggs,

Gale :)

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@galecrafts Thanks Mrs,Gale ! I know that stuff is nasty ! We are going to make our own for sure ! Yes he now knows I never said anything though and neither did he ! I asked do you want a piece of cake and he said yes when you get threw videoing it lol ! I really didnt figure he would care , he never really says much about what I buy ! He is a wonderful Hubby !! Yes and I am sure the cake helped!

HUGS, JANIE

[yetta2885]

Thanks for sharing! This looks like a lot of fun!

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@yetta2885 Hi Yetta, yes we had alot of fun ! Abby loves to make cookies,cakes and brownies ! So we are going to have a ton of fun with this !! TFW !

HUGS, JANIE

[sweeetpollly]

The cake looks so yummy with all the decoration & all.. Yummy..

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@sweeetpollly The cake was yummy ! But the decoration not so yummy lol ! I will be sure to make my own from now on lol! TFW !

HUGS, JANIE

[TikiBoo78]

Really enjoyed your Cricut cake videos. Looks like you and Abby will be having lots of fun with it. And of course hubby will love eating cake! Great job on the videos Janie. Look forward to seeing more. :)

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@TikiBoo78 Thank you so much !! Yes we did have fun ! Abby still has some of the icing left, she is going to finish it off today when she gets home from school she said lol ! Thank you so much for watching !!

HUGS, JANIE

[LoriHulstine]

You did a great job especialy for your 1st time with the cake machine. The marshmellow fondant I've heard about from other cake decorators, way before the cricut cake came out, is suppose to be very tasty & user friendly. You can google it or like one of your veiwers said the pink stamper on youtube listed the recipe she used for her video. Keep up the good work.

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@LoriHulstine Hi Lori , thank you so much ! Yes I found a receipe here on youtube a few days ago that is the same one Robyn is using . I havent gotten to try it out yet ,but I did get all the ingrediants ..so I just need to break it all out and play ! I had saved that link to the recipe in my favs if you want to check it out ! TFW !!

HUGS, JANIE

[littlelyds1]

cool new toy !!

[alvarosgrl08]

so cool........... provocraft always makes great products hugs ~victoria

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@alvarosgrl08 Dont they though ! They know the can sale me a brick lol ! I am such a sucker for them lol ! TFW !

HUGS,JANIE

[WhatYouMakeIt1]

Girl you are so creative! I know you will have the BEST time with your new toy!

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@WhatYouMakeIt1 Oh thank you so much Jann you are so sweet to me !! TFW !

HUGS, JANIE

[aguilarplace]

I LOVE HEARTS!!! Very good for being a rookie!!! looks yummy also!:)

hugs,

Emma:)

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@aguilarplace Hahha thanks so much Emma ! My hubby loved it ! After he threw the fondant of lol ! TFW !

HUGS, JANIE

[NurseGreeneyesRN]

Not bad Janie for the 1st time working with the Cake machine. Hey next time when you make your own fondant, will you be making a video how to make it. I'am no close to being a baker so I would love to learn from ya!!! Poor little Abby, she sounded so tired. Hope she got enough rest and didn't get no sugar high.....lol! Hugs, Yaneri

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@NurseGreeneyesRN Hahah thanks Yaneri ! She was tired as soon as I turned the camera off she was like I am going to bed lol ! Yes I will do a video as soon as I make some and I will show you how ! Lol she should have had one after licking the bowl and the frosting jar lol ! TFW !

HUGS, JANIE

[Dizzylizzyscreations]

Yummmm, save me a piece.

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@Dizzylizzyscreations Lol I will ! When you coming to get it ? I may need to freeze it lol !

[roxyfur]

TFS, Janie! Is the machine chocolate colored? Your cake looks pretty and well-frosted. I have a Cricut now so I'm going to learn all I can about them ;)

roxy

[TypicalScrapbooker]

@roxyfur No Roxy it is red lol my camera it not very good in my kitchen ! Next time I think I will bring my light from my craft room into my kitchen ! Thank you ! It was kind of a hurry job so not nothing special to it ! This is the cricut cake machine is that which one you got ? If you have the regular expression you are not supose to cut food in it ! It will void your warranty ! But people have done it before the cake came out from what I am learning !

[alvarosgrl08]

@roxyfur hey roxy i heard that you can cut gumpaste with the cricut just to let you know i looked for vids on utube and i found some and it worked hugs ~viki

[TypicalScrapbooker]

Thank you ! It is not the best but I will work on that ! Lol ! TFW!

HUGS,JANIE

[passionwriter70]

@TypicalScrapbooker You did very good on it. I hate fondant. So I have no desire to even buy this machine. :) But I love to bake and cook. I do a lot of it and I love to do it randomly out of the blue for people I know and love. I do everything from scratch. I am passionate about everything I do and I want to always be something everyone enjoys eating. Maybe one day someone will make a fondant that is good. lol Robyn over at my pink stamper had a marshmellow recipe.That might be good.

Lynn

[allaboutme37]

Looks Yummy!