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My Birthday – Best Day, Makes Best Birthday Cake

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My birthday cake with photo image

For my birthday, how to decorate my birthday cake? It is plenty easy to choose images for friends and family, but for my own cake?

 

I asked my husband which photo should make my birthday cake, what would best sum up the year and the occasion… Without hesitation, he pulled up his favorite picture of me during a trip to France. We had stopped at an itsy-bitsy town in France called Mons.

 

In Mons we walked into the middle ages, with steep, tiny streets. When we entered the town restaurant, we literally stepped off a cliff—the restaurant  balcony hung above the steep mountain-side. Needless to say, the views were spectacular. 

 

We settled in with a citron-presse (lemonade) in hand, marveling at the sites in this remote area, when a virtual feast was presented. I can’t recall the menu, but when treats come like this, especially at higher altitudes, you imagine you have found a slice of heaven. 

 

If you have a gourmand food photo, I thought the cake required some attention. I chose to make a banana cake with a coconut butter cream frosting with fresh strawberries and whipped cream filling. Click here to make the cake topper and get the recipe at Epicurious! This worked for a 9×13 inch cake pan.

I loved my YouCake! Happy Birthday to me!!!

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Copyright Rules

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YouCake’s mission is celebrate our family, our friends, colleagues- our lives, work and play. What makes a great YouCake are these personal moments, expressed in the most fun way possible – at a party and on a dessert. 

Problems pop up when we google for cake topper party ideas, rather than go through our iphones and personal digital images for inspiration.  Copyright laws are meant to protect the brands, publishers, artists and businesses. On the rare occssion an image falls under public domain, most images on the web belong to somebody and cannot be used without permission. From time to time, the images are for sale through vendors such as istock.  This includes children’s characters, sport franchises, and even celebrities. Here are two articles that answer all these questions – the most common among them –  “Other bakeries do it, why can’t I” and “You are giving companies free advertising, they should love that I want to reprint their image.” 

   •   Copyright Law and Cake Decorating by Jason Kraft

   •   Selling Cakes with Copyrighted Characters q/a between the CakeBoss and Michael Atkins

There is no way around using other people’s work without permission. You can ask or you can make your own. Just because you are a fan of Spider Man, Calvin and Fineus, or Iron Man doesn’t mean you can’t still celebrate your love and passion for them. Submissions that come in of personal drawings, kids in their super hero costumes, or personal photos of game best scores, wearing your favorite team t-shirt or hat to pay homage…stuffed animals that you are hugging…these are your things and they can be celebrated!

When a logos used for advertisements gets replaced with a personal image…see how much more fun when we celebrate what is most important, ourselves, not the brand.

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YouCake Graduation Ideas, Celebrate with Edible Images

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Personalized graduation dessert toppings!

Graduation is a momentous occasion! A grand announcement for all accomplished and all to come. Pre-school, High-School, College…there are so many ways to share this day on cake, cookie or cupcake!

Transform your graduation cake top it with a personalized YouCake edible topper!

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Homemade, store-bought, ice-cream or bakery cake, apply your custom YouCake topper for easy and spectacular personalized dessert topping.

Send us a high resolution jpg image, your inscription and cake topping size.
View our topper ordering page for sizes and options.

 

 

 

 

To order, select your topper size and upload an image and include your inscription, click here to get started

A lovely way to celebrate an important occasion!

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Yummy Easter Cupcakes Recipes with Edible Toppers

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Easter Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Yummy Easter Cupcakes Recipe with Edible Toppers

What could be better for Easter then homemade Carrot Cake cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. To make them festive and seasonal, decorate with the YouCake Easter Toppers. Toppers are edible images that apply to any frosted cake, cookie or cupcake. Here is the before and after.

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The fist step is to find a yummy recipe for carrot cake cupcakes and cream cheese frosting. I used this recipe from Real Simple magazine.  The only change I made was that I added some Bourbon soaked raisons and used a little less of the brown sugar.

The fun thing about carrot cake is that with all the carrots, topped with cream cheese, you can justify this cupcake as a breakfast treat :  )

Now to decorate…once you make cupcakes and cream cheese frosting, give each cupcake a squirt of frosting. Remove the toppers from their sealed bag. Remove the wax paper backing they come with and press them flat on the cupcake. Make sure your hands are dry when you handle the edible images. 

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Just make sure that the topper is flat. Then, if you like, add some sprinkles.

 Decorate Carrot Cake Cupcake

Let the toppers set for 30 minutes, then eat. The toppers are 100% edible – extra pretty and fun frosting. 

For those who like to prepare ahead. Cupcakes with the YouCake edible toppers freeze perfectly. De-thaw your frozen cupcake in the refrigerator. When de-thawing, remove the lid or cover of the container that they are being stored in to prevent any condensation that may drip onto the top of the cupcake.

Watch the video:

 

Design your own….

• Custom Ready-to-Serve Cookies

• Custom Edible Toppers

 

Spring Edible Dessert Decorations!

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Spring Cookies and Edible Toppers

 Finally, Spring! For Easter, Spring, or Mother’s Day seasonal cookies, here are the ordering options. For just toppers, contact@youcake.com

Ordering options for cookies:

12 (qty) @ $2.10 each ~ $24.99

24 (qty) @ $2.00 each ~ $48.00

Ordering options for toppers:

40 (qty) 1.5 inch mini cupcakes toppers ~ $15.50

24 (qty) 2-inch to 2.25-inch cupcake toppers ~ $12.00

 

Email your request to contact@youcake.com

Custom White Chocolate Dipped Oreo Cookies

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 Custom White Chocolate Dipped Oreo Cookies

Take a childhood classic and make them sophisticated. Choose your own image or one of our seasonal options below. If you have a specific holiday request, just let us know.

 A super fun party idea! Made with premium white chocolate and dipped by Cascon Bakery.

Ordering options:

12 (qty) @ $2.10 each ~ $24.99

24 (qty) @ $2.00 each ~ $48.00

96 (qty) @ $1.93 each ~ $185

Email your request to contact@youcake.com

Valentine’s Dessert Decorations, Edible Love Notes for the ones you Love!

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Valentine’s Dessert Decorations, Edible Love Notes for the ones you Love!

This is a lovely holiday, Valentine’s Day. A day to share your love, with notes, and some sweet love bites.  A little wiki history

The day was first associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. In 18th-century England, it evolved into an occasion in which lovers expressed their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as “valentines”). In Europe, Saint Valentine’s Keys are given to lovers “as a romantic symbol and an invitation to unlock the giver’s heart”, as well as to children, in order to ward off Saint Valentine’s Malady.[6] Valentine’s Day symbols that are used today include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid.

Keys, hearts, doves, Cupid…images and sentiments of courtly love with sweet confections makes this a popular holiday around the world. How sweet you’ll be if you adorn your Valentine’s Day treats with edible images expressing your affections. How about modernized expressions? Try out some emojicons on cupcakes or cookies…how many ways to say “I love you”!

Share your self-expression and make your own sweet decorations or ask us for ideas.

Here are some heart expressions by bakers, chocolate-makers, caterers and party creators…enjoy!

Chocolate pops by Sweet Flying Pigs

Custom chocolate pops

Custom engagement cookies—note with matching wedding colors for the flowers and heart. It must look and taste just right! Cookies by Bonne Fete Baking.

Engagement cookies with personal photos

I “heart” Mom and Dad design as used by Bonne Fete Baking as cupcake and cookie decorations.

Red velvet cupcake and cookies decorated with I heart you

Not just for adults, great idea for school valentine parties, here is a topper that went on a cookie last year.

Edible topper valentine template

Have a terrific Valentine’s Day! We look forward to your yummy ideas.

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