Posts Tagged ‘tips’
Grandma’s baking
Grandma’s Baking Do you take your home baking skills for granted? A fair few years ago now – my dear mum passed away. This was a sudden and totally unexepected loss. The thing was it was my mum who encouraged me, believed in me, and gave me a mass of help when the chips were…
Read MoreCake Business – Are you too busy?
Cake Business – Are you too busy? When you are running a home cake business are you too busy? Do you need a second pair of hands for your cake business – or at least at home to help with domestic tasks? I saw a quote ‘My goal is not to be…
Read MoreCake Business Enquiries
Cake Business Enquiries For the most part, you need to be ultra organised with your cake business enquiries. How many times have we begun a project? Have we ever written an email or promised to phone? But not carried through the task to its logical conclusion? But do enquiries arrive in multiple places…
Read MoreHow to delight your best cake customers
How to delight your best cake customers Do you ever think of thanking your long term customers for their business? Have you ever thought – how to delight your best cake customers? Have they spent a lot of money with you for a very special occasion like a wedding cake? In multi tiers? …
Read MoreCan You Get Cake Orders Where You Live?
Can You Get Cake Orders Where You Live? “I would like to begin decorating cakes/selling sweets in my small town. But am not sure if there is enough population/demand to make a profit. What can I do?” This is a very common question for new sugarcrafters. It is definitely thinking in the right direction! So…
Read MoreHow to look professional as a home baker
How to look professional as a Home Baker If you were your own customer would you be impressed? So the question today is how to look professional as a Home Baker? What could you do to appear more expert? If you are selling cakes from home consider if your customer finds you proficient? …
Read MoreTestimonials for your Cakes
Testimonials for your cakes A strategy that is not used as often as it could be is asking for testimonials for your cakes. Why is this ignored? Are we too busy in our day? Are we too embarrassed to ask a delighted customer to pen a few words to that effect? But…
Read MoreFun Friday – Candy Clay Baskets
Baskets are used for so many things in day to day life, why not bring them into your cake designs too! Basket of cupcakes, a garden party with fondant flowers inside, a newborn shaped cake nestled inside for a baby shower? The ideas are endless! This woven basket technique is achievable by all levels of baking enthusiasts (perhaps a…
Read MoreFun Friday – Icing Filled Center Cupcakes
Have lots of fun with flavor and hidden surprises when you add a tasty icing or jelly filling to your baked cupcakes for a filled center. Everyone will be surprised when they sink their teeth into this cupcake filled with their favorite flavor. An easy, quick and great idea for parties too! Filling the center…
Read MoreFun Friday – Decadent Black Tie Low Calorie Diabetic Affair
Treat your family or guests to a divine Black Tie Cake, a decadently delicious choice to dress up any meal. Top it off with enticing chocolate covered strawberries for a black tie affair. Diabetics can also enjoy this appetizing dessert by substituting the sugar for Splenda Sugar Blend for Baking. Serve a ‘night on the…
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