Debra Macey

I can see both good and bad with it to be honest. I think its a fab. idea if you sell homemade cakes and want to decorate them up a bit. I'm not on about cake decoration as such, just adding a few shapes to a pretty basic sponge cake and the like to make them stand out a bit. I don't think it'd be any good for professional cake decorators though as the images all look kind of bulky if you know what I mean - none of the delicate roses, fine line icing etc. I think its expensive too for what it is, but having said that if I had a spare few hundred I didn't know what to do with, yes, I think I'd probably buy one (my passion for kitchen gadgets coming out!)

I was lucky enough to get to play with one for an evening (my friend has bought one) and yes, its easy enough to use, is fun and did make some pretty candle shapes and a fab. teddy bear but all 'flat' as you say.

A natty luxury kitchen gadget I reckon!

And no, not once did either of us lick our fingers - eeeewwwwwwww!

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Jane Wells

It's like most electric gadgets!! I managed to get rid of one cricut - am now left with a spare that I want shot of with 3 cartridges - so off to Ebay to sell it!!! I think you should PLAY with these things first before you buy!!!!

RozMinis

I reckon Ann Pickard, this morning on C & C, left the Cricut Cake in a distant world. Sadly I didn't manage to see it all, I was making a coffee and walnut cake at the time, but from what I did see, the only word to describe what she does is fantastic. I've seen some wonderfully decorated cakes in my time, but what she does, well, words fail me.

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Annelies Brown

I also saw Ann Pickard this afternoon. She is pretty good but I do my figures slightly differently from the way she does them. I don't know if you have seen any of my cakes or not Roz but here is a link to have a look http://www.craftforums.co.uk/gallery...ages.php?c=248. I hope you like them.

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Annette Shreeve

Like em they are magnificent Im gobsmacked [+ that dont happen often] xxxxx
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Kim Paley

There is a video on YouTube that shows you how to change your paper Cricut Expression into a Cricut cake, however once you have done this you can't then use it for paper! I make cakes and decorate them, but when I had to make the choice between decorating a cake and using my Cricut for paper, the card making won hands down. OBTW it is also not suppose to be as easy to use as they make it look on the TV, do a search for Cricut Cake forums and you will find that users find it very difficult to get the icing to the right thickness and then get it off the mat in one piece! Nice idea though.

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Annelies Brown

Thanks Annette, I presume you were talking about my cakes. So pleased that you liked them.

With regards to the cricut there is definitely a certain way of getting the icing to the correct thickness but you need to use the correct type of icing and lard to stick it to the mat as well so that it can be easily taken off once cut. I don't have the cricut but from what they were saying it is fairly simple as long as you know how. I think they should actually show you how to roll the icing out and how it stick to the mat. I seem to remember her saying that the icing should be rolled out on the mat which is a sensible thing to do then you don't have to move it but normal icing will just stick. It needs to either have gum tragacanth or flower paste added to it for it to work properly.

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ShayBug

provo craft, makers of cricut are amazing! they are setting standards then in the same breath exceeding them! I have the cricut expression and cake version and now as a awesome hobby, i do party favors and catering with cake!!