Mini Cricut Cake projects

Nov 1 2010

Taking the CRICUT CAKE MINI for a Spin!

Cricut Circle Blog Design Team member, Kristen Swain, shows us all kinds of AMAZING projects we can create with the BRAND NEW Cricut Cake Mini available today, November 1st, and Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft stores across the nation!

Your local Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft stores has a Cricut Cake Mini with your name on it! Designing your own professional-looking cakes for every special occasion is easy and affordable with the Cricut Cake Mini. It’s portable, easy to clean and store, and compatible with all Cricut cartridges. Use it to personalize parties and treats. Cut not only gum paste, frosting sheets, and fondant, but cheese, tortillas, cookie dough, and more!
Don’t limit your creativity to paper. Take it to the kitchen!



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STAR CHEESE SANDWICH by Kristen Swain



Ingredients-
Provolone Cheese slices
American Cheese slices
Cake Basics Cartridge
  2 3/4 inches
Base Shadow Blackout- 2 3/4 inches
Base Shadow Blackout- 1/2 inches
Base Shadow Blackout- 3/4 inches
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SWEETHEART BROWNIES by Kristen Swain



Ingredients
mini cupcake wrappers
bite sized brownies- I used premade
Chocolate icing
chocolate chips
parchment paper
fondant and icing colors
paper- American Crafts Dear Lizzy Christmas
TIPS- I added icing on top of the brownie with an icing bag and decorative tip. Then I stuck my chocolate decor in that soft icing, and allowed them to harden in the air.  I used the Cricut Tip washing basket to hold powdered sugar and dusted my brownies and plate with it. I also used some extra fondant to make some roses and decorated my plate with them.
To make the chocolate, I melted my chocolate chips in a glass bowl in the microwave for 30 sec. intervals, then spread them out thinly on parchment paper. I placed it in the freezer and when frozen, it pulled right off the parchment paper. I used a  couple thin dabs of icing on my cutting mat to hold the chocolate to the cutting mat.
Cindy Loo Cartridge
7 1/4 inches
1 1/2 inches
1 1/2 inches
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BLAST OFF BIRTHDAY CUPCAKES by Kristen Swain



Ingredients
cupcakes
buttercream
fondant and icing colors
Nifty Fifties Cartridge
Layer 1 – 3 inches
< Rocket -s> Layer 1- 3 inches
real dial size 1 3/4 inches, 2 3/4 inches
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PRETTY PUMPKIN PIE by Kristen Swain




Fancy up a Premade pie! I simply took a premade pie, and decorated it with extra pie crust to make an incredible looking dessert!
Ingredients-
Premade pumpkin pie
pie crust
food coloring gel and milk with brush
turbanado sugar- or crystal sugar
Tip- Dip a food safe paint brush into some gel coloring and milk to paint your pie crust. Sprinkle lightly with chunky sugar for a delicious taste, and bake until done.
Cuts
Everyday Paper Dolls Cartridge
real dial size Accessories 1- 2 inches,  2 1/2 inches
Cake Basics Cartridge
plain shadow blackout- 1 inch,  1 1/4 inch, 1 3/4 inch
Martha Stewart Cake Art Seasonal Cake Art Cartridge
cake -3 1/2 inches
cake- 3 1/2 inches
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CRANBERRY FLOWER CUPCAKES by Kristen Swain



Dress up your simply iced cupcakes with ultra special fondant flowers. Add texture to your fondant with an embossing folder. Simply press the raised designs into your cut icing shapes before you lift them from your cutting mat.
Ingredients
buttercream icing
cupcakes
fondant and icing colors
5 X 7 Polka Dots Embossing Folder
papers- American Crafts City Park collection papers
Cindy Loo Cartridge – ( doily)
8 1/2 inches
Cake Basics Cartridge
real size dial Base Shadow Blackout – 1 1/2 inches
Base Shadow Blackout- 1 3/4 inches, 1 1/4 inches
Font Shadow – 1 1/4 inches
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Thanks for joining us today! We hope you feel inspired to make your next everyday moment or special event memorable using the Cricut Mini Cake.