Printing process with edible inks

A method of printing with an edible ink, comprising:

• obtaining a decorating kit that includes a transfer sheet having an edible ink lithographically printed thereon to form an image layer, the edible ink having a viscosity of about 2000 to about 16000 cp at 25° C. and having a pigment density of about 0.1 g/l to about 0.25 g/l and an ink density of about 1.1 g/l to about 2.0 g/l;
• contacting the edible ink of transfer sheet with an exposed surface of an edible article;
• and
• removing the transfer sheet from the exposed surface of the edible article while a least a portion of the edible ink remains on the edible article.