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When it comes to decorating cakes, cookies, and chocolates, edible images have completely transformed the way our Cake Crumbs community works. We asked our talented customers to share their thoughts on the benefits, and the answers show just how versatile and powerful edible printing can be.

Taking Creativity to the Next Level

“Using edible images has been a game-changer for me, particularly working with the edible chocolate transfer sheets. They can take your product to the next level, giving it a huge ‘wow’ factor. Edible images also provide me with enormous design freedom, as they allow me to incorporate any number of themes or touch on people's different hobbies. They’re also a huge amount of fun!” - Marina Rositano, Little Dot Chocolate Shop (formerly)

“Variety is 100% the benefit. So often, clients want images that cannot be created with a fondant stamp alone. The fact that at the touch of a button I can create a personalised image is incredible.” - Akrivi De Lorenzo, Party Cupcakes By Akrivi

“Edible images are my go-to when doing a themed cake, it’s like bringing all the characters alive on your bakes, and the best part, you can eat that too and who doesn’t love having some extra snack, add that to their favourite characters?” - Ammara Omair, Dream Cream

“Using chocolate transfers in my work is a key part in separating Little Cocoa from other chocolate businesses. Having the flexibility to create one-of-a-kind designs in-house means that I can offer incredibly unique chocolates to my clients and I can work quickly. The great thing is that it's only limited by our imagination.” - Alicia Chapman, Little Cocoa

Saving Time & Simplifying Work

“Opened a whole new world for me! Love how quickly I can personalise images and apply them on cakes and cookies in less than half the timeframe of playing around with fondant.” - Nicole Lacina, Cake-ohh-lious

“When I started decorating, I used to hand-paint all the logos/details… when edible imaging was introduced, it changed the game. It saves me hours of hand painting when I can print an image and add it to a cake.” - Kim Giusa, Make it Memorable Cakes by Kim

“I find using edible imaging extremely useful and time-saving. I recently created a comic book cake using edible images… in the past, this would have been hand-painted and would have taken hours to recreate.” - Sara Hinton, Cake Creations by Sara

“Using edible images takes the hassle out of everything! Instead of spending hours trying to create something by hand or creating something that doesn’t look good or professional, it’s so much easier (and takes less time) to create an edible image.” - Elisa Petkovic, Lise’s Cakes and Bakes

“Edible images are so helpful in saving time. They look fabulous and take less time than sculpting fondant and are a much more affordable option for customers.” - Rachelle Silvas, Two Little Cupcakes

Crisp, Colourful & Professional Results

“I’ve come to absolutely embrace edible images - they give such a great, crisp and colourful finish and are so versatile - icing sheets, wafer paper, cakes, cookies, cupcakes - even lollipops!” - Rosie Gaul, Rosie Cakes

“The benefits of using edible images are many, characters will look the way they are supposed to, company logos are exact and are always impressive, and the amount of time saved is super important. Being efficient is key.” - Laura Cerra, Cakes By Laura

“Where do I start? Haha, honestly, they are amazing. I use them nearly every week for details on cakes that you just can't make out of fondant. They take your cakes and cupcakes to the next level.” - Saoirsé Ward, Sift’d

“I transfer all my images to couverture chocolate (works very well on ice-cream cakes as it survives the freezer perfectly). Chocolate is so versatile, and so are edible images! I can make decorations in any shape, in any colours and print.” - Adrienne Petty, Monumental Cakes (formerly)

Building Business Opportunities

“Since adding edible images to our product range, our logo cookies have become our most popular cookie. Who doesn’t love edible branding?!!” - Claudia Aussel, Monogram Cookies

“Being able to use edible images on my cookies & having the ability to print them in-house has opened up so many doors for me! … It’s much more cost-effective to print in-house!” - Lana Blackmore, Norty Nom Noms

“Incorporating edible images into cakes has advantages… more design options we can offer to the customer and saving time towards decorating the cake.” - Yuanita Gondoerjo, SweetSavory

“It’s a really quick way to get a professional look… printed characters are much quicker and cheaper to make in comparison, and can be just as effective.” - Natalie Costaras, Cake Art of Sydney

“I love using edible images on my cakes, especially for logos… The printer that I bought was one of the best investments that I made in my business.” - Emma O’Hanrahan, Cakes by Emma

“Edible images always add that super personal flair to a set. Be it Polaroid cookies in a cute vintage set or a funky album cover for a record cookie.” - Tara Powell, Ra Ra’s Cookie Jar

“Edible images are an integral part of my business. Being able to offer printed edible logos on our cookies has opened up the largest range of new clients… big brands trust us to create edible gifts.” - Claudia Barbiere, Pretty Bites

“Well, I didn't think I would like designing the edible image, but I love it; they turn my cakes into real memories.” - Natelie Tilden, Nutty Nans Yummy Things

“Edible images are easy to design, print, cut out and apply - which saves time. My customers also adore the personalised aspect, whether it be a photo they have sent through or a business logo.” - Amy Sclater, Sclater Sugar Biscuits

From efficiency and cost savings to creativity and brand-building, edible images are empowering decorators to say “yes” to more ideas, more clients, and more fun. Whether it’s a quick logo cookie, a detailed comic book cake, or a show-stopping chocolate transfer, the benefits are undeniable. As our Cake Crumbs community shows, edible images don’t just save time-they open doors, boost confidence, and help every creation make a lasting impression.