A cake icing implement is disclosed for simultaneously smoothing icing on a top surface and a side surface of a cake. The cake icing implement may include a top smoother connected to a side smoother and configured to move with respect to the side smoother. The top smoother may be adapted to smooth the top surface of the cake. The side smoother may be adapted to smooth the side surface of the cake up to the top surface.

The cake making implement may be used to simultaneously smooth icing on a top surface and a side surface of a cake. The cake making implement may include a top smoother and a side smoother. The top smoother may be adapted to smooth the top surface of the cake. The side smoother may be adapted to smooth the side surface of the cake up to the top surface.

A web-enabled standalone application may, in selected implementations, prevent received license-controlled image data from unauthorized re-use, editing, or distribution, and permits image processing, such as applying the International Color Consortium's color correction process, at the local control device. The web-enabled standalone application may further generate a printer specific byte stream based on post-image processed data, providing a color managed workflow independent of local control device operating system print drivers.

A frame operable to hold a stencil taut and secure for decorating a food product such as a cookie, baked good or the like. An embodiment of the frame is comprised of a bottom sub-frame having a first height, and a top sub-frame having a second height that is less than the first height, such that the bottom sub-frame accommodates one size of cookie when the bottom sub-frame is placed around the cookie and when the frame is flipped 180 degrees along a lateral axis, it accommodates a thinner cookie when the top sub-frame is placed around a cookie.

Mechanisms and methods for producing a baked or fried cake product are disclosed herein that include: a mold, wherein the mold comprises a top half, a bottom half and an end opening and wherein the mold is designed to hold a raw dough or batter product, a product handle insertion mechanism, wherein a handle is inserted into the raw dough or batter product, a heating element, wherein the heating element is designed to bake the raw dough or batter product or heat oil to fry the raw dough or batter product to form a baked or fried cake product, a dipping tray, wherein the dipping tray is designed to hold a plurality of the baked or fried cake product, a robotic tool, wherein the tool is designed to grab the handle in the baked or fried cake product and move the baked or fried cake product to the dipping tray, an open container of a liquid coating material, a robotic dipping tool, wherein the dipping tool is designed to place the full dipping tray into the container of the liquid coating material and then remove the full dipping tray from the container after the baked or fried cake product is coated, and a drying station, wherein the drying station is designed to secure the full dipping tray until the coated baked or fried cake product is dried.

A cream coating head, an apparatus and a system for applying a pumpable mass onto a carrier body include a detachable coupling system. The coupling system is provided for coupling and decoupling the cream coating head to or from a conveying apparatus.

An apparatus is provided for filling and/or portioning food mass on a carrier. The apparatus includes a machine frame, a carrier movably arranged on the frame, for receiving dispensed food mass, and a drive means for moving the carrier. In the apparatus, a mechanical separator is provided for mechanically separating the carrier and the drive means, the carrier is arranged above the separator, the drive means is arranged at least partly below the separator, and the carrier and the drive means are coupled with the aid of magnetic and/or electromagnetic means in such a way that the carrier can be moved by the drive means using magnetic or electromagnetic force.

The invention relates to a filling flow divider for food products and to a method for discharging food products and a filling machine, wherein the filling flow divider has an inlet via which an inflowing mass flow can be divided into a plurality of partial mass flows, transported further in a plurality of partial lines and discharged portion-wise onto or into an object via their outlet, and a plurality of commonly driven dosing devices for adjusting the volume flow of the respective partial mass flows. In this context, a valve device is arranged in each of the respective partial lines, which can divert the partial mass flow such that no mass is discharged via the outlet of the respective partial line.

A frame operable to hold a stencil taut and secure for decorating a food product such as a cookie, baked good or the like. An embodiment of the frame is comprised of a bottom sub-frame having a first height, and a top sub-frame having a second height that is less than the first height, such that the bottom sub-frame accommodates one size of cookie when the bottom sub-frame is placed around the cookie and when the frame is flipped 180 degrees along a lateral axis, it accommodates a thinner cookie when the top sub-frame is placed around a cookie.

A food wrapper filling system for use with edible or non-edible food wrappers. The system includes a funnel device portion and a stand portion. The stand portion is placed over the food wrapper item and the funnel device is inserted into a receiver within the stand. Food ingredients are placed into the funnel device through a throat and opening through the funnel device, and the ingredients are stacked neatly without spillage or mess within the food wrapper. Sizing plates or funnel inserts can be used to limit the amount of space within the funnel device that ingredients may be added into for use with smaller sized food wrappers.