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(More customer reviews)Let me start by saying that I've never used a Cricut product before, but I've been using gumpaste and fondant for about a year on my cakes. This is a fabulous machine. There is a learning curve, but it will work once you figure out the right consistency for your edible materials and with a bit of adjustment to the instructions. You really can cut the intricate designs, not just the basic hearts and whatnot. So don't give up!
First, roll your gumpaste/fondant really thin. As in, you can see the lines on the mat through it. They say to freeze it to help avoid tearing--if you roll it thin, you can use it at room temp. I couldn't get it to work at all frozen, because the condensation from the air on the cold gumpaste pretty much instantly turned it to goo. In general, I think that gumpaste works better than fondant.
Second, if you make your own gumpaste or fondant, you may want to add a bit more powder sugar than usual. Go for structure over flexibility.
Third, use a very very small amount of water (instead of shortening) on the mat if you are having trouble with the material gumming up the machine and sliding around the mat. I wiped the mat down with a damp cloth and tried it with both gumpaste and fondant. The dampness from the cloth is enough to get the sugar to stick to the mat, and it doesn't slide around as much as it does on shortening. Be warned that it will be trickier to get your designs off the mat if you use water--you may have to refrigerate or freeze them after you're done cutting. If you get the material thin enough, the shortening will work, but the thicker stuff I used worked much better with water.
So all in all, are you going to be an instant designer cake decorator with this? No--you have to understand that you're working with sugar, and sugar can be finicky, and there's going to be some trial and error. But you don't have to be a professional to get it to work, either. You just have to be patient.
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Cricut Cake Personal Electronic Cutter, Kitchen RedKnock the socks off party guests with a beautifully decorated cake, adorned with cut shapes and designs made using the Cricut Cake Personal Electronic Cutter from Provo Craft. At the push of a button, the cake cutter\'s stainless-steel blade cuts images out of gum paste, fondant, frosting sheets, cookie dough, or molding chocolate to give home-made cakes and cookies a professional appearance. The cake cutter works on materials from a minimum 3-by-3-inch size up to 12-by-12-inch and 12-by-24-inch maximum size, and cuts images ranging from 1-1/2 inches to 23-1/2 inches. For the utmost versatility and flexibility in cake design, the cake cutter is compatible with shape/font cartridges from the original Cricut paper-cutting machine, and it offers a variety of shadow and blackout creative features and six modes: mix \'n match; portrait; fit to quantity; fit to page; fit to length; and auto fill. The cake cutter also benefits from four functions for decorating convenience: multi cut; center point; flip; and line return. The cake cutter comes with an assortment of tools and accessories for machine operation and cleaning care, as well as a user\'s manual, an exclusive Cake Basics cartridge, a cartridge binder, and a 12-by-12-inch food-safe cutting mat. For the best care, unplug the machine first before wiping down with a damp cloth. Provo Craft offers a range of shape cartridges, cake decorating tools, and replacement cutting mats and blades for separate purchase. Covered by a limited one-year warranty, the cake cutter measures 23 inches long by 9 inches wide by 11 inches high. It weighs 21 pounds upon shipping.
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