Decorating system for edible items

A system for printing images on edible base media, comprising:

• a plurality of local control devices, wherein
• each local control device is remotely located relative to a central server and each of the other local control devices, and
• each local control device of the plurality of local control devices is operated by a different user of a plurality of users;
• the central server including processing circuitry configured to
• receive a plurality of print options and a plurality of images, wherein the print options and images are uploaded to the central server from at least one of the plurality of local control devices and at least one image source,
• access a unique code to determine whether a particular edible medium is authorized edible media by determining whether the user has exceeded an allocated number of prints corresponding to that particular edible media, and
• prepare, using the plurality of print options and the plurality of images, a plurality of print data sets;
• and
• a plurality of edible media printers, each edible media printer being uniquely assigned to and in communication with a respective local control device of the
• plurality of local control devices, wherein
• each edible media printer is equipped with edible ink and specially configured to print on edible base media;
• wherein each local control device comprises processing circuitry configured to
• receive a print data set from at least one of the central server and the at least one image source, and
• cause printing of edible ink by an assigned edible media printer of the plurality of edible media printers upon edible base media.