My cake is too expensive

My cake is too expensive Here is a situation I read about on social media to get you thinking perhaps and contains the usual complaint “My cake is too expensive”. So the story goes… A friend of a cake decorator was asking for a geode cake to feed 21 people.  The decorator made an estimate…

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Running Cake Taster Sessions

Running cake taster sessions I saw a cake decorator asking about running cake taster sessions for her potential customer. She was en route with cupcakes in different flavours. The customer had messaged to say they had changed their mind. She wanted slices delivered instead. The cake decorators was en route already. This fact implied she…

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What to do with a cancelled cake?

What to do with a cancelled cake? A cake decorator had a cancellation. The Cake was already done and due out the next day. But the customer had been told to isolate because of connection with a patient who had contracted our current threatening illness. So her celebration was cancelled.  So the question was –…

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Earn money from cake decorating

Earn money from cake decorating CakeCoachOnline has many facets to its offerings. Our big mission is to help our cake decorators and bakers turn their hobby into money and to help them get paid their worth.   We are on all of the social media platforms Facebook, Pinterest, Linked In, Twitter   Plus our latest…

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Fresh 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…

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I have a lack of cake orders

I have a lack of cake orders I have just received a communication from someone on my email list. The gist of what was said – is thank you for your offer of help. But I cannot justify the spend on classes to help me, as I have have a lack of cake orders coming…

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Help for home bakers and cake decorators

Help for home bakers and cake decorators I recently asked a group of hobby bakers and cake decorators a question. I wanted to make a list of help for home bakers and cake decorators. And this was what they considered to be their biggest challenge.   I received a lot of varied responses. And some…

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