Cake Decorating Business
Cakes To Dream On
Do You Really Want to Make Cakes To Dream On?
Cakes to dream on must be very unique. Sometimes you may run out of ideas when you have just been asked to bake a cake for a special occasion. You often need a fresh idea for every celebration especially for friends and family. You may not want to repeat what they have already seen before. If you are the one asked to decorate the cake, then it is your chance once again to amaze them with your cake decorating skills. You really want them to remember and even dream about it.
I will give you a few cake decorating ideas to make cakes to dream on.
Use Characters
You can choose one out of hundreds of famous characters to decorate your cake. For example you can do a drawing of Dora the Explorer or Blues Clues.
Use Themes
You can choose themes from the 20′s, the 50′s or you may choose underwater adventure or some sport theme for your cake decorating. It is all up to your creativity. Some themes can really dazzle your guests. This can be real fun.
Motor Cake Themes
If you are making a birthday cake for a boy, you can decorate the cake with trucks, fire engines, helicopters or something else that they love. You could even create scenes of a fire being put out by firemen. If the boy is into sports for example baseball, you can create a baseball scene.
Animal Themes
Now in case the party is for a girl who loves animals you could think of decorating the cake with animal scenes. You can create a zoo scene or just draw a animals randomly. It is all up to your imagination.
Food Themes
| If you have been asked to make a cake for the opening of a new restaurant, you could create a building scene or a scene with a chef or display different dishes. It is also possible to design the cake in the form of a hotdog, a taco or a hamburger. |
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Holiday Theme
There are many holidays spread out through the year. There is Easter, Christmas, Valentine’s day and so on. You could create designs with characters associated with these holidays. Wilton has pans and decorating supplies for different holiday cake designs. They have a heart for Valentine’s day and a 4 leaf clover for St. Patrick’s day.
Individual Cake Design Creations
You can also think of your own design from your own experience and also based on the cake decorating designs that you have made in the past especially with new clients – if it is a business.
Recognition As An Expert Cake Decorator
| Whatever the situation, you should always try to come up with an attention grabbing decoration. This will earn you recognition and praise from your friends and family and even clients – who are likely to order more cakes from you. Remember to make cakes to dream on and you will be the talk of the “town”.
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Cake Decorating Books
Are you looking for cake decorating books? I was checking the other day and I found some resources that you could check out.
The first resource discusses cake decorating for beginnners but the second is more general:
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How to Make Candied Flowers for Cake Decorating
Did you know that edible flowers can be used as a garnish in cake decorating? There are many flowers that are edible. They are available from specialty markets that stock gourmet produce. They are rare in supermarkets. If you wrap them well, you can store them for up to a week in a refrigerator. However in that case they would only be suitable for making salads and not for cake decorating. If you want to use flowers for decorating cakes they must be fresh.
Ensure that the flowers you intend to use have not been sprayed with pesticides. You can check out the most popular edible flowers below:
- Violas, roses and pansies taste like grapes
- Chive blossoms taste like mild sweet onion
- Nasturtiums they have a peppery flavor
- Almonds, lavender, chamomile, lemon, borage, apple blossoms, orange blossoms, plum blossoms, squash blossoms and peach blossoms
- Jasmine, lilacs, violets, chrysanthemums, geraniums, daisies and marigolds.
Candied Flowers for Cake Decorating
You can use candied flowers for desserts and in cake decorating. Here is one recipe that you can easily make. It will take 8 hours and 15 minutes to prepare and will yield 2 dozen flowers.
Ingredients:
cup beaten egg whites; cup superfine sugar, 2 cups edible flowers of your own choice.
Making Candied Flowers:
Clean the flowers and use a paper towel to dry them. Apply a thin layer of egg white with a paint brush on each side of the flower petals. Then place the flowers in a shallow bowl of superfine sugar and sprinkle more sugar over the flowers to create a coating. Ensure that the whole flower composition has been sprinkled with sugar. Remove the flowers and place them on a sheet of waxed paper. You need to ensure that the entire flower is covered with sugar by sprinkling another layer of sugar until this is achieved.
Allow the flowers to dry on waxed paper for 8 hours. Store them in an airtight container at room temperature until the composition is needed later. Flowers are a wonderful gift of nature. They are becoming more and more popular in cake decorating as they give cakes a beautiful look. You are likely to get many compliments for your choice of decoration whether it is on a wedding cake, birthday cake, anniversary or any other special occasion.
Initially you may find cake decorating pretty challenging, but with time you will start enjoying it and it will be great fun. It can even be very lucrative as a business. If you have an artistic background or are generally artistic then cake decorating business can be a piece of cake for you. You however need to keep up with the latest trends in order to continue offering your clients unique choices if you are running a cake decorating business.
Just as with other things in life, there are people who hold on to traditional designs yet others look for new creative designs; so it will be in your business. You will need to cater for both types: those who want to stick with the white or ivory wedding cake design and those looking for new out of the mold designs.
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Cake Decorating Business From Home
Many people do not think of starting cake decorating as a business from the beginning. They often start it as a hobby making cakes for friends and family occasions. They then start getting requests from other friends and family members to make cakes for them. This causes them to consider doing it as business to cater for other people in the community who may also require cakes for their special occasions. One nice thing about this business, among others, is that you can do it from home with all the freedom. You can work when you want and set your own prices as long you have demand for your cakes. Many artistic decorators have children at home and would like to stay and take care of them and still make a living. Cake making and cake decorating business can be very appealing in such cases.
What Do You Need To Know Before You Start
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Have you thought about going into the cake decorating business? Have you thought of the possibility of doing if from home? For you to succeed, you will need at least two things. You need to have a well thought out business plan and you need to be good in time management. This can be a very profitable business if you work it out well. The business plan would have determined the profitability of the business in your particular locality. If there is sufficient demand for example. If your community has many young families who have small kids and birthdays are very common then a cake business could be appealing. In such cases you may expect good demand for your cakes.
Cake decorating business can be fun but it you should be aware that it also requires time, effort and money to get it off the ground. To start off you will need to know a few icing tips, you will need a heavy duty mixer, mixing bowls, food coloring, spatula, the right cake pans, enough room to work without being cramped and an oven. Though time consuming, cake decorating business is rewarding and enjoyable.
At the outset you will need to set the record straight. You will need to treat family and friends as customers. You should charge them the cakes they order i.e. no free cakes unless as part of a discount but that is to be discouraged also. You are in business to make money. It costs you to make the cakes. It is advisable to check nearby bakeries to find out what they charge for similar cake decorating. You should charge comparable prices. You should win customers through quality. Initially you will probably be making on average very little per hour as you only charge per cake and not for your time. As you get more and more orders you may be able pay yourself a salary. In fact you may approach nearby bakeries and stores to supply them. This may require that you invest in more equipment and hire some people to help you out. You may also require getting premises for doing the business! This may not be so appealing if one of the reasons you started the business was to stay at home with your kids.
Your business can make better cakes than the bakeries near you. You can also offer variety in cake flavors, unique decorating options. You can also offer discounts to regular customers from time to time. After some time you may become very popular. You can then start charging a premium once you are confident that your cakes are superior to those by the competition near you.
Advantages of Operating Your Own Cake Decorating Business
Here are some advantages of operating a legal cake decorating business from your home:
1. You choose when to work and when to take breaks.
2. You will not have most of the common overheads of operating a shop.
3. You will have more time to spend and care for your family.
4. You can set your own working hours e.g. even at night if it suits you.
However you need to very disciplined, organized and self-motivated. You will be your own boss. No one will be there to supervise you. You will need to know the basics of doing business e.g. keeping records, banking, etc…
Before you embark on cake decorating as a business, you will need to consult with your family. Are they for the idea? Since your weekends may be tied up baking cakes as most events take place during weekends will you sacrifice the time you normally spend with your family and will they be so understanding? You will also need to check with the local authorities to find out whether there are any special requirements, for example hygiene requirements that you are supposed to meet.
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