Guide on Refilling Edible Ink Cartridges

A beautiful cake is the star of any event. The flavor of the cake is important but the design on the cake is of greater importance.

A delightful graphic of a favorite cartoon or a personal photo can all be printed on a cake to brighten a child’s birthday or a couple’s anniversary.

Customized cakes with edible ink printing are a thoughtful gesture by the person gifting the cake and are well appreciated by the receiver.

Edible ink is a safe coloring item which is used to print images on cakes, cookies and bakery products to customize and make the items attractive. To print images on a cake you need a printer, edible ink, and frosting sheets. 

And, of course, you need a guide that tells you all. Read on. 

What is edible ink?

Well, its ink that’s safe for consumption. Firstly, edible inkjet ink must be FDA approved. This ink is normally composed of natural substances like flowers and fruits etc. and does not have any side effects on the human digestive system.

This edible ink, when inserted in a printer, can decorate cakes, chocolates, cookies, and many more products in no time. This ground-breaking innovation is a boon for bakers and bakeries.

Types of Printers

A normal printer cannot be brought into use for printing on cakes, because it is designed to print on paper.

To print on cakes an inkjet printer is required. Edible ink cartridges must be inserted, and frosting and wafer papers are required to print the image and decorate the cake.

When choosing an edible-ink ready Inkjet Printer:

1. For a home baker and a commercial bakery, the printer requirement will be different. Choose according to your needs.

2. The edible ink must be compatible with the printer.

3. Choose a printer that will print smooth and error-free; check out user reviews. 

How to refill edible ink cartridges?

Remember, the cartridges must be refillable so that instead of buying new cartridges every time, you can just get going by refilling them.

1. Remove the cartridge from the printer before refilling it.

2. Open the colored plug from the cartridge and refill the cartridge with the help of a syringe.

3. Fill the cartridges from both the sides (sponge and cavity side) to make sure that the cartridges release enough pressure to make the ink flow effectively.

4. The cartridges must be inserted inside the holders before refilling the edible ink to make sure that the ink does not leak into the printer.

5. The wafer paper and icing sheets must be stored flat into the printer.

6. The icing sheets must be sealed at 25 degrees and the wafer papers at 15 degrees.

7. The edible Inkjet printer must be inserted with only edible ink. If you have ever used normal paper standard ink and then if you replaced it with edible ink it can be harmful to the human body.

The residue of normal ink may still be in the printer and mix with the edible ink to cause complications.

Remember, edible ink cartridges have a shelf life and must be replaced every six months to ensure that they work as intended and are healthy as well.

Now that you know it all, go ahead, and get a refill.