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technical corner

Cutting Tools
Cake decorators are dealing with an increasing number of
personalized design requests from customers looking for oneof-a-kind cakes. With this trend in mind, there are several timesaving tools now at your disposal.
Silhouette recently announced a revamp of their desktop cutting system, the Silhouette Cameo. First introduced in October
2011, the Silhouette Cameo has allowed cake enthusiasts the
freedom to design, cut, and create what they want. Like the
Silhouette Cameos of the past, the new model offers the same
quality and precision that the Silhouette cutting system has
become known for along with some additional features.
x Dual-carriage for multi-tool use
x Higher 2 mm clearance
x Included Bluetooth (or Bluetooth compatibility)
x AutoBlade and the Deep-Cut Blade compatibility
x Sleek new look with touch screen located under the lid
x Barcode scanning feature for repeated cut jobs
Using a pair of Cameo machines, Terry says he went from doing
Silhouette utilizes its own PixScan technology, which allows us-

12 cakes a weekend for a country club account to more than 40

ers the ability to cut precisely around a printed design using a

a weekend. As a bonus, he charges a design upcharge for any

scanner or camera, including smartphones and tablets. PixS-

digital work (and customers gladly pay it), no matter how short

can adds yet another powerful feature into the already robust

of time is involved.

Silhouette Studio software suite. PixScan is ideal for everything
from digitizing fabric patterns to replicating a pattern at its

Another option is the Cricut Cake, which continues to be up-

original size.

dated. Cricut Cake has been speciﬁcally designed to cut edible
material, including gum paste, frosting sheets, and more. As

Mike Terry, a Certiﬁed Master Sugar Artist and pastry chef

such, it has been designed with parts that are made of food-

instructor with Bakery Professionals, points out that new digital

safe material.

cutting technology is newest frontier in cake decorating design.
Terry explains the advantages of the Silhouette Cameo, which

Several years ago, Provo Craft unveiled Cricut Imagine, the

gives do-it-yourself enthusiasts the tool to design, cut, and cre-

world's ﬁrst tool that precisely prints and cuts with the touch

ate whatever they want.

of a button without requiring a computer or software. Cricut
Imagine offers an easy-to-use, electronic print-and-cut system.

First introduced ﬁve years ago, Silhouette introduced the
Cameo 3 in August 2016.

Cricut Explore Air Gold Edition is equipped with Bluetooth
capabilities to work wirelessly with the Cricut Design Space

"This has changed everything," he says. "The detail that can be

cloud-based software, which allows users to connect to their

done with this technology is unmatched by human hands, and

devices and design while on the go, and send projects to their

with good speed. There are side designs and lace work that

machine for cutting and project completion. The Cricut Library

you couldn't do before."

is also a helpful resource for inﬁnite inspiration.

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