DD wants a tinkerbell cake - has anyone ever tried "edible cake toppers" with pictures on?

[moodlumthehoodlum]

I know, I know, they sound VILE, but apparently you can get these things which are printed off onto edible icing sheets that then go on top of your cake.

This goes against my no disney at dd's party theme, but I think this year I'm not going to get away with a cake decorated with smarties..

You can get them on ebay, and I'm sure they are fine but..

I'd go for it. Presumably they are the same thing they use on supermarket cakes? But at least you will have a decent cake underneath it.

I think you're right, they must be the same as sainsbury's photo cakes.

Its only £4 so I suppose if its horrible when it arrives I can bin it and dd will never know!

They're fine. Try caketoppers dot com or something along those lines. You heat them up with a hairdryer and then whack them on the cake.

We put a load of smarties and sweets and stuff around the edges using writing icing as a glue, just so the joins weren't so obvious.

I bought a peppa pig one for dd's 2nd birthday, it was really easy to use and looked fab.

Great - that's exactly what I needed to know! Did you buy it off ebay or somewhere more reputable ?

Thank you hockeypuck - I just looked at caketoppers - its brilliant and tells me everything I need to know (ie, even I might be able to put it on the cake successfully!)

Hello,
Just a cautionary note - they are quite fragile.... Instructions tell you to dampen the cake slightly before placing the topper on. Last year at the eleventh hour before my son's party I dampened the topper in a mad moment and the whole thing disintegrated.... I could have cried! The finished result was slightly less impressive than intended - instead of a "Cars" cake he had a plain cake jazzed up with a few toy cars from Tesco!

Apart from that, I've used them several times - the kids are always really impressed! It helps if you put the topper in the freezer before peeling it off. I'd say try to handle them as little as possible - just get them on the cake and then leave well alone!

I just bought one for this year from Kats Cakes on EBay - it looks good.

We took a picture of DD on her pony to Tescos and they put it on to her 5th birthday cake last week.

It was a great success and tasted fine (for a pre-made children's birthday cake).

Not too expensive and the only hassle has been that DD didn't want us to eat her pony!

Thanks all for the tips and the advice.

Hotpasty - I am no good at the eleventh hour either, so after reading your tip I shall deffo do the cake as far in advance as I can be organised!

Butkin - those photo cakes are brilliant - I did one for my sil's hen night, and it was such a success! I think dd would love a picture of herself on the cake.

Mine was from ebay as well. Also had an eleventh hour panic when I couldn't get the icing to seperate from the backing paper, luckily the seller provides her mobile number so you can phone her in a panic and she calmly talks you through what to do.

You couldn't see any joins at all - you just dip your finger in some water and blend it in.