Printing of foods
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1. A method of forming a printed food product comprising the steps of:
- forming an icing mixture having a specific gravity of between 1.0 and 2.5,shaping said icing mixture to have a surface,drying said icing mixture to form a hard, non-porous icing surface,transfer printing at least one edible ink to said hard dried surface of said icing, anddrying said ink.
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A method of forming a printed food or baked product, and the product itself comprises forming a hard, non-porous icing surface by drying an icing mixture and printing one or more edible inks on the hard surface of the icing using a printing pad having an edible silicone oil therein. The icing may be in the form of a coating on a hard baked product. The specific gravity of the icing mixture before drying is between about 1.0 and 2.5 and, preferably, between about 1.05 and 1.5. The hard baked product has a finished moisture of between about 2-10% by weight of the finished baked product and, preferably, between about 2-8% by weight.
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1. A method of forming a printed food product comprising the steps of:
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forming an icing mixture having a specific gravity of between 1.0 and 2.5, shaping said icing mixture to have a surface, drying said icing mixture to form a hard, non-porous icing surface, transfer printing at least one edible ink to said hard dried surface of said icing, and drying said ink. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A printed food product comprising:
a dried, hard, non-porous icing having a surface dried from an icing mixture having a specific gravity of between 1.0 and 2.5 before drying, and at least one edible ink transfer printed on said surface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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