Cake Tips
Making more money from cakes
Making more money from cakes In Spring 2022 – we opened up the doors to our Cupcake Party HQ – a new membership and a way to start making more money from cakes. This membership helps cake decorators frustrated with the ebb and flow of custom cake orders. It assists them in predicting their earnings…
Read MoreCake collections and appointment times
Cake collections and appointment times So your cake is complete and you proudly place it in its box and wait….and wait …and wait. What do you do about the cake collections and appointment times? Is there a way to get customers actually pick up on time? How do you go about ensuring a…
Read MoreMaking and decorating cakes with pets around
Making and decorating cakes with pets around So you have dogs and are allowed to sell your cakes from your home kitchen. Making and decorating cakes with pets around can be a challenge. A Cake Decorator received a complaint One cake decorator had a customer complaint that there were dog hairs in the cookies. She…
Read MoreBaking Cakes and Decorating for beginners
Baking Cakes and Decorating for beginners A big discussion appeared on social media. This was in one of the group for baking cakes and decorating for beginners. The discussion was about how to prevent cake sticking to greaseproof paper linings. The paper was pulling all the edges off, leaving large chunks of cake on the…
Read MoreFresh flowers on cakes
Adding fresh flowers on cakes Today I spotted a spat on social media. It involved adding fresh flowers on cakes. A baker had made a two-tier wedding cake and included gypsophila or baby’s breath in the decoration. There was a lot of mumbling, I bet she’s not registered or insured. She must be…
Read MoreCake Circle Membership Waitlist
Cake Circle Membership Waitlist The Cake Circle Membership Waitlist is now available. We are opening a handful of times per year. This membership is for any cake decorator or home baker who is thinking about turning their skills and passion into a business. What does the Cake Circle Membership contain? Community We have a…
Read MoreA healthy alternative for cake ingredients
A healthy alternative for cake ingredients Sometimes we sugarcrafters get a very bad reputation. After all, the products we create tend to be pretty sugary, fattening, and unhealthy. But what if there was such a thing as a healthy alternative for cake ingredients that we could offer our customers? This may bring in more…
Read MoreGot a cake complaint?
Got a cake complaint? Occasionally you may get a cake complaint. It comes as a bolt out of the blue and something that you have never had before. I saw one cake decorator say it was her first cake complaint in five years. Yet she had been completely thrown into a strop for…
Read MoreMaking a cake as a present
Making a cake as a present I saw a recent post on a forum asking – what to do about relatives asking you to make a cake for a party you are also invited to. So what exactly can you do when making a cake as a present? Here are my thoughts…. Your Aunt…
Read MoreShould I sell a cake that’s been frozen?
Should I sell a cake that’s been frozen? A big discussion blew up in a cake decorators forum. The question was.. ‘Should I sell a cake that’s been frozen. Then defrost it and then decorate it?’ This is fine for home use – but what if this is a customer’s order and they are paying…
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