Cricut Cake Personal Electronic Cutter, Kitchen Red

by Provo Craft & Novelty/ Cricut

• For beautiful cake design, personal electronic cake cutter from Provo Craft; cuts decorative shapes out of gum paste, fondant, frosting sheets, and more
• Comes with: manual, blade assembly, Cake Basics cartridge, cartridge binder, keypad overlay, 12-by-12-inch food-safe cutting mat, power adapter, cleaning guide, and more
• Stainless-steel blade cuts materials up to 12 by 12 inches and 12 by 24 inches in size; with 6 modes, 4 functions, and shape size variation for further customization
• Compatible with original Cricut paper-cutter cartridges; unplug machine before wiping clean with a damp rag
• Measures 23 inches long by 9 inches wide by 11 inches high; limited 1-year warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 23 x 9 x 11 inches
• Shipping Weight: 21 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B003EO9RTE
• Item model number: 2000238
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,283 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing (See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing)
  • #20 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing > Scrapbooking > Die-Cuts & Die-Cut Machines > Die-Cut Machines

Product Description

The Cricut Cake Personal Electronic Cutter is specifically designed for decorating professional-looking cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and confections in no time at all. Just choose a shape, a size, and press CUT. Decorating like a professional has never been faster or easier. Bon Appetit.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

191 of 193 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Tricks for success... May 14, 2010

By Kitchens and Chemistry

Let me start by saying that I've never used a Cricut product before, but I've been using gumpaste and fondant for about a year on my cakes. This is a fabulous machine. There is a learning curve, but it will work once you figure out the right consistency for your edible materials and with a bit of adjustment to the instructions. You really can cut the intricate designs, not just the basic hearts and whatnot. So don't give up!

First, roll your gumpaste/fondant really thin. As in, you can see the lines on the mat through it. They say to freeze it to help avoid tearing--if you roll it thin, you can use it at room temp. I couldn't get it to work at all frozen, because the condensation from the air on the cold gumpaste pretty much instantly turned it to goo. In general, I think that gumpaste works better than fondant.

Second, if you make your own gumpaste or fondant, you may want to add a bit more powder sugar than usual. Go for structure over flexibility.

Third, use a very very small amount of water (instead of shortening) on the mat if you are having trouble with the material gumming up the machine and sliding around the mat. I wiped the mat down with a damp cloth and tried it with both gumpaste and fondant. The dampness from the cloth is enough to get the sugar to stick to the mat, and it doesn't slide around as much as it does on shortening. Be warned that it will be trickier to get your designs off the mat if you use water--you may have to refrigerate or freeze them after you're done cutting. If you get the material thin enough, the shortening will work, but the thicker stuff I used worked much better with water.

So all in all, are you going to be an instant designer cake decorator with this? No--you have to understand that you're working with sugar, and sugar can be finicky, and there's going to be some trial and error. But you don't have to be a professional to get it to work, either. You just have to be patient.

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE MY CRICUT CAKE!!! I May 9, 2011

By Cindy Bunker

Amazon Verified Purchase

I bought the Cricut Cake for a friend and she has done nothing but rave about it. Here are her comments:

"If you have an Expression machine already, it works the same way. Just like your Expression machine took some trial & error to figure out, so does the CC, but it's worth it! Remember also that food (especially sugar) can be very temperamental & not as easy to work with as paper is in your machine! I found that using the Wilton 20" rolling pin Wilton Fondant 20 Inch Rolling Pin with the Wilton 20" rolling pin guides Wilton Fondant 20-Inch Rolling Pin Guide Rings was the way to go! Made getting the correct width for food materials a breeze. I use the 12"x24" mat Cricut Cake 12-Inch-by-24-Inch Cutting Mat, 2 Mats instead of the 12"x12" because I can get so many more cuts or cookies done at one time & I have a chest freezer so it fits.

Here are my tips that I have had complete success with: Instead of cutting fondant, I cover my cake with delicious Marshmallow Fondant (recipe on Wilton website - I add orange extract). I then cut all my decorations out of gum paste. ProvoCraft provides a wonderful gum paste recipe on their website that tastes great & is simple to make & lasts for a couple months. You do need Tylose powderCMC Tylose Powder - 5 Oz. I put a dab of shortening under my mat so when I'm rolling out my gum paste onto the mat, the mat doesn't slide on my counter. I freeze my gum paste for 10 minutes then cut & refreeze for 10 minute before removing from my mat. When I make cookies I do the same thing with the freezing, but also freeze the cookies on the sheet for 10 minutes prior to baking so the cookies do not spread out in the oven (DO NOT use a mix!! ProvoCraft & Wilton both have excellent sugar cookie & gingerbread cookie recipes on their websites). I also stack them 2 on top of each other so they bake nice & thick. I was able to make a complete cake for Easter & dove cookies without having ever used fondant, gum paste or a Cricut Cake machine before, so you can, too!! I have included pictures of the finished products in customer images."

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great new toy for cake decorators! June 6, 2010

By S. Wagner

Amazon Verified Purchase

As a cake decorator, I love the new choices I have with this. I was a bit frustrated at first with the cuts bunching up, but after reading the brochure at Michael's Crafts about freezing your mats with the gumpaste on it before putting it in the machine for cutting, my cuts are much cleaner. I give it 4 stars because it is really good for larger cuts but smaller cuts give you some grief no matter what. Also, I wish the lettering was on the keypad, but you have to look at the book to see which key corresponds to the letter, but after awhile I realized the letters are set up just like a keyboard, but still wish they were on the keypad. Also, each letter takes awhile to come up on the display, I like to move quickly, and this seems to take forever sometimes. I bought the gypsy for it, so hopefully that will help.