Anyone seen the new Cricut Cake?

[JandJ]

What do you think? I do cake decorating as a hobby, but I don't know if I can justify $300 for a fancy fondant cutter. Fondant is expensive in itself! It is cool though, and it's red so it would match my kitchen

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

a lot of people have been using a dedicated blade and housing wrapped in plastic in their original cricut.

 

[lynner]

It would be fun to have, if you were into cake decorating by fondant, but so hard to justify! I admit that I LOVE the red, LOVE it!

 

[rileysmommy]

From what I have read on the cricut boards, it can do so much more than just cut fondant. People have cut sugar cookie dough (that's why I want one), tortillas, lunch meat and cheese and one woman even cut an owl out of pizza dough and decorated it with pepperoni!! It looked really neat. I'm actually not a cake eater at all but I am considering saving up for one as I really want to make decorated sugar cookies with it.

 

[moikturtle]

a lot of people have been using a dedicated blade and housing wrapped in plastic in their original cricut.

I've heard of people doing that before, but prior to the Cake mats, were the regular Cricut mats food safe? Been wondering that for a while now.

 

[jacksmomma]

I was called to be a demo girl for the Cricut Cake, but I turned it down because it meant working every Sunday (including Mother's Day, Father's Day, Memorial Day, etc.) for the rest of the summer.

It is great if you are a foodie. You can cut anything that you can put in there...pie crust, doughs, cheese...anything. PC has frosting sheets that are paper thin that you can use or you can mix up your own fondant and use it. It is a little tricky to get the pressure, speed, blade depth right, but it works.

I know many people have altered their machines to use with food, but I am not sure I would be comfortable switching back and forth...I would worry about tiny bits of paper in my food, and greasiness on my paper.

I have to say...if deal came out, and it would have to be a good one, I would consider getting one.