by Cake Coach Online | May 23, 2025 | Business Essentials, Mindset, Pricing, Startup
(40 hours, 3 tiers, and a creased brown envelope of regret) It was the first wedding cake I ever made. A friend of mine was getting married and asked for a three-tier rich fruit cake. I was honoured—and nervous.This wasn’t just a Victoria sponge for a kids’ party.This...
by Cake Coach Online | May 16, 2025 | Business Essentials, Mindset, Pricing, Startup
When my daughter turned one, we bought her a birthday cake.It was a teddy bear.Cute, store-bought, and totally fine. But as I looked at it, something stirred in me.I thought, “I could have made that… if only I knew how.” So I signed up for evening classes in novelty...
by Cake Coach Online | May 9, 2025 | Business Essentials, Mindset, Pricing, Startup
(And a Cake Business) I was out walking this morning, minding my own business, when I remembered something odd about holly. You know how it’s all spiky and prickly? Well—here’s the thing. Holly only grows those sharp leaves near the bottom. Lower down, it’s got to...
by Cake Coach Online | Apr 25, 2025 | Business Essentials, Mindset, Pricing, Startup
We were having the perfect little party. Floating on the Norfolk Broads, drinks poured, cake sliced, celebrating my 4-year-old’s birthday on our rented boat. When it was time to move on, we pulled up the anchor… but the boat wouldn’t budge. We were completely stuck....
by Cake Coach Online | Apr 11, 2025 | Business Essentials, Mindset, Pricing, Startup
The childhood moment that shaped my money mindset… When I was growing up, money was scarce. My father started his own building business with just £5 and a bicycle—at least, that’s how the story goes. He worked hard, struggled for years, and eventually landed a big...
by Cake Coach Online | Apr 4, 2025 | Business Essentials, Connecting, Mindset, Pricing, Startup
(You Might Be Making It Too!) I treated myself to a coffee and cake today. A little pick-me-up. But the experience left me thinking about something important. The café I used to visit had shut down, so I went to a competing one. Their cake counter was full of...
