Tranferring an image to fondant

[@chazasmith2081]

Love your work! Amazing drawing too! Very clear instructions. Please share more of ur work. Not only your work awesome your energy, voice is so pleasing to ears. Thank you so much for sharing and God bless you!!!

[@SugarArtbyZoeByres]

Thank you x

[@jimlong4182]

i love doing buttercream icing transfers and i just happened upon your video. Thank you so much. I don't work with fondant much because i feel it limits me to basic shapes and designs. But you just opened the door to a whole new level of cake decorating for me. I am entering my first cake design contest and we have to decorate a "Mad Hatter" top hat. I had ideas but couldn't figure out how to get my ideas on the "hat". Oh but now I do. Thank you so much!!!

[@elizabethbimbra6562]

I used this and my cake turned out fantastic. Thank you so much. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@SugarArtbyZoeByres]

Awesome!! Thank you! x

[@lisagooden1628]

Graphite is edible. That is only a trace amount divide in a miniscule about per person. Thank you for the video. Can't afford a Pico so this has opened up a closed door for me.

[@SugarArtbyZoeByres]

:)

[@queenwilliams2978]

Thank you so much for this tutorial... I'm about to make my mum 60th Birthday cake for this Dec

[@ishaanbruce3271]

sorry to be off topic but does any of you know a way to get back into an Instagram account? I stupidly lost the login password. I would love any help you can offer me!

[@elainebodfield1956]

Hi brilliant tutorial thank you. Can you please explain what the nail tool is? I’d like to buy one. Thank you Elaine

[@realpinkmonkey]

OMG THANK YOU! I'm so excited to do this! I have to do a small sillouet of a dragon and bc it's too small to cut out of fondant I was nervous on how in the world I would be able to do it. This is PERFECT! I have used graphite before for name plaques, but didn't think to do it for an actual image. Thanks again! :)

[@restyriarakhmawati1854]

Will it work On the buttercream Cake surface?

[@claractg5471]

Hermoso gracias por compartir y tomar tú tiempo para enseñarnos 😙

[@Soul_N_Control]

So it's ok to use pencils and lead is safe for consumption?

[@hannahschwartz8800]

So helpful! Thank you!

[@PweeSophia]

Can you tell me how many days you recommend doing this before the day it will be served? I want to use this method for a cake next weekend however I want test it out a few times this week and if I get a good one say in the beginning or middle of the week how cracked will my fondant come out?

[@raminimran]

Which 1 pencil and colours you are using names please.and this is amazing.

[@sahejpalsingh9286]

Wait you are using a lead pencil and tracing it onto fondant. Th n the fondant will no longer be edible. Is there a good grade pencil that works the same? I’m a little confused here.

[@SugarArtbyZoeByres]

The pencils I use are non toxic and perfectly fine to use, especially in such small quantities. They are not lead.

[@sahejpalsingh9286]

You said lead a few times in the video. I’d like to find a pencil that isn’t lead and non toxic. If you can tell us where you can get this kind of pencil.

[@jackmartin3576]

@@sahejpalsingh9286 pencils dont have lead in them people just call them lead pencils it's made out of graphite

[@zahraamini5496]

Is that pen you used to draw the picture something edible?

[@mindfulldonjuan5495]

I don't think so

[@SugarArtbyZoeByres]

It is no edible but is non toxic. The tiny amount that transfers is not an issue. If you have ever chewed the end of a pencil you have ingested more than you would eating a slice of the cake. :)

[@Soul_N_Control]

@@SugarArtbyZoeByres I've never chewed the end of a pencil. 🤣

[@نورالمعايطة-ن5ج]

Hi my sister Ist pencil that you used healthy I am from Jordan

[@SugarArtbyZoeByres]

It is no edible but is non toxic. The tiny amount that transfers is not an issue. If you have ever chewed the end of a pencil you have ingested more than you would eating a slice of the cake. :)

[@nanchadebbie7780]

How about coloured images

[@elizabethbimbra6562]

Question here, I do not cover the whole cake in fondant. I just do the top, so I do all of this before I put the cake together. Should I put the transfer on while fondant is slightly tacky or should I wait for it to harden. The issue I’m having is it goes on better when fondant is tacky, but the decoration seems to wrinkle as it hardens. How do I keep that fondant smooth??

[@SugarArtbyZoeByres]

Hi Elizabeth. I always think it is better to transfer onto dry fondant so you aren't adding dints and damage to the finish. You can do it a couple of different ways. Either put the fondant on and let it dry before you paint it or do it on a piece of fondant and then add it to your cake after you have painted it. I did a tutorial recently for CakeFlix like this.. ( check it out around the 30 min mark facebook.com/CakeflixOfficial/videos/585932322112557/ ) Hope that helps!? Z

[@elizabethbimbra6562]

Sugar Art by Zoe Byres thank you so much!!!!

[@elizabethbimbra6562]

You can check out my cakes at www.bakehardbybimbra.com they were all done using your process. Thank you for teaching me that. I’ve come a long way since June. 😊😊😊😊

[@FurtysCakeSugarArt]

Thanks for the tutorial.

[@lynetterogers217]

are their any other pencils that can be used with color safe....or edible crayons that can be used

[@kay9445]

Yes, you can buy pens in all colours that use edible ink.

[@SugarArtbyZoeByres]

yes, you can use other pencils and edible markers - most won't give you a decent transfer though so non toxic pencils are the best to get a clear line. Or you can just free hand paint it!

[@Callingtae]

Does it have to be an edible pencils

[@SugarArtbyZoeByres]

The pencils I use are non toxic.

[@Shoot.Rana.X]

Id love to get honest input from other professional cake makers about if they disclose the use of graphite or other such materials that are not intended to be eaten. I'd be mad if it was my cake I paid for and I wasn't told beforehand. I wouldn't feel right not telling a client there was graphite on the fondant to allow them to decide whether to eat it or pull it off. I'm pretty sure most clients would have a problem with graphite being used and with serving it to guests

[@christiejackson7191]

Rana X. It would have to be the same for disco dusts and some petal dusts. They are labeled non toxic as well.

[@Shoot.Rana.X]

Christie Jackson I only use petal dusts, edible glitter etc on sugar flowers or other things that are removed before the cake is served. I would never use them on the surface of the fondant over the butter cream unless the customer insisted and only after I disclosed to them that the decoration were non toxic but not created to be edible. My question was towards other cake makers that do use these things on parts of the cake they know will likely be consumed. Do they disclose it to the customer so the customer can make an educated decision about if they want to eat it and serve it to their guests?

[@mrslcakes]

Wow. Sit down sometime and stop and think about all the things that either briefly or for extended periods of time, that touch your cakes. Do you know how cardboard cake rounds are made? And you're gonna worry about a graphite (which is a mineral) pencil?

[@Shoot.Rana.X]

mrslcakes I’m not worried - i was asking for input from other cake bakers if they disclose to clients when they put non edible things (luster dust, graphite pencil? whatever) on parts of their cakes that will likely be consumed.

[@lawandapeace7423]

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[@zaneblane8160]

..but how would I do this on the SIDE of a cake?

[@SugarArtbyZoeByres]

It would work just the same, use a pin or something to secure the transfer to the side of the cake if you need but do the same technique :)

[@zaneblane8160]

@@SugarArtbyZoeByres thx!

[@collegebaseball]

MMMMM More Graphite Please!!!!!!

[@CancelaGarcia]

Were can i buy a pencil ?same yours thank You

[@SugarArtbyZoeByres]

Anywhere! Try an art supply place or news agency, even a supermarket!

[@irenemason3830]

Ok didnt think putting a pencil drawing on the cake was food safe?

[@nelbeltagy9748]

the pencil is not suitable for eating

[@chogro7604]

N Elbeltagy actually it is quite safe both poison control and FDA say so.

[@SugarArtbyZoeByres]

The pencils I use are non toxic and perfectly fine to use, especially in such small quantities.

[@lynetterogers217]

i use edible markers already

[@sharonm3185]

I really prefer this look, as a pose to tracing on a round of fondant and paneling your cake 😁 For some strange reason I never thought to do it right on the cake 🤦🏻‍♂️ Diggin your videos and I love that picture! Did you draw it or just something from the net?!

[@SugarArtbyZoeByres]

Thanks so much Sharon, I drew the unicorn based on a few pictures I had laying around. :)

[@meerhamza9741]

Awesome

[@SugarArtbyZoeByres]

Thank you :)

[@annaisabelmartin3364]

How many people actually eat fondant?? Lol most of the time ive seen it being removed so theycould eat thecake becuase its way to sweet haha and people keep asking you if the graphites going to make them sick omg

[@SugarArtbyZoeByres]

I don't but then again I don't really eat cake. You'd eat worse things buying a fast food burger or chicken nuggets than the graphite that gets transferred.

[@tinnalandim]

Whats name this paper?

[@SugarArtbyZoeByres]

I use just baking paper or you can use tracing paper from an art supply store.

[@allisonilene]

Will the graphite get you sick?

[@SugarArtbyZoeByres]

No, it is not classed as edible but is non toxic. The tiny amount that transfers is not an issue. If you have ever chewed the end of a pencil you have ingested more than you would eating a slice of the cake. :)

[@allisonilene]

@@SugarArtbyZoeByres I haven't but thank you I was nervous

[@Soul_N_Control]

@@SugarArtbyZoeByres My dog chews pencils and he's still ok. 🤣

[@whereismymind9429]

mmm graphite cake O.o

[@TheCancer833]

It’s best to use edible marker instead of pencil because lead is not good especially for brain. It’s not about matter of any amount of pencil you are eating but you are sending a wrong message that it’s ok to eat pencil. I like your work but using pencil not edible things is a big no no.

[@SugarArtbyZoeByres]

The pencil isn't lead. Lead is absolutely a no no, it is not lead and I have never said for people to eat lead.

[@Soul_N_Control]

@@SugarArtbyZoeByres Graphite different then lead?

[@halaakkad8216]

cog

[@barbiefunkyfaceb]

Sorry, but way to much talking for me, I will watch and mute the sound next time, MATTERS PEOPLE PEACE&LOVE

[@danielmaranga9225]

Good 👎

[@saritaacharya4591]

Please translate in Hindi language Mai video

[@jemmahagenson7233]

Wat the hell so ppl eating led now rightttt

[@jellyboo1022]

If you paid attention, she said it's not lead, it's graphite.

[@SugarArtbyZoeByres]

Pencils are not made from lead. It is graphite and the tiny amount that transfers is not an issue. If you have ever chewed the end of a pencil you have ingested more than you would eating a slice of the cake. :)

[@AbcMilly]

You talk way too much -_-

[@claredunkerley4635]

So useful, thank you!