Would you like to be featured in The Baker’s Corner Newsletter? I’m on the hunt for bakers who would like to be featured in The Baker’s Corner Newsletter! Do you want to inspire and help other bakers with your story? As bakers from (literally) all around the world have reached out to me, I’ve realized while I love sharing… Read More The Baker’s Corner
Now that you’ve established your bakery business, have you thought about how to take it to the next level? I have one suggestion for you that can be quick and easy to put into action. Have you considered a website or a blog of your own? Most business owners think if they have a Facebook… Read More How to Take Your Business to the Next Level
In case you missed it, buttercream flowers are back! Big time! Gone are the days of supermarket roses; we are now in the time of modern buttercream flowers. These new modern buttercream flowers can often be mistaken for real, fresh flowers. They’re beautiful,elegant, and can add just right touch to any cake. But how do… Read More 7 Modern Buttercream Flowers Tutorials
Part 2 of Home Bakery Wedding Consultation Now that you have decided where to hold your wedding consultations, and prepared your policies and procedures, it’s time to get down to the nitty gritty. Preparing samples and discussing/recording the order. In this installment I will walk you through how to prepare samples, what to… Read More Home Bakery Wedding Consultation- Part 3: Preparing Samples & Conducting the Meeting
Part 1 of Home Bakery Wedding Consultation After Part 1 you should have decided where you will be holding your Home Bakery Wedding Consultations. Now we will talk about policies, procedures, and deposit requirements. One of the biggest mistakes you can make is going into a wedding consultation without any kind of set policies.… Read More Home Bakery Wedding Consultation-Part 2: Policies, Procedures & Deposit Requirements
Working from home can be very rewarding in many ways. But it can also prove a challenge in certain situations. One of those being how to conduct a wedding consultation. I remember the first time I had a request for a wedding consultation. I was positive no one would want to be inconvenienced to come… Read More Home Bakery Wedding Consultation- Part 1: Where to Hold the Consultation
There are two things a cake decorator must have to succeed. A perfect buttercream recipe and the most important of all tools. An Icing Smoother. Not just any icing smoother, but one that is guaranteed to be an asset and not a hinderance. An icing smoother can make or break you when it comes to… Read More The ONE Thing No Cake Decorator Can Live Without
When just starting out it seems almost impossible to find out where to buy bakery supplies. I remember when I decided to open a storefront I searched high and low before I found a few mentions of suppliers. It was nearly impossible, almost like the supply companies didn’t want you to find them! So I… Read More The Best Places to Buy Bakery Supplies
Did you read the list of Best Selling Bakery Products I gave you? If so, then you probably remember Cheesecake being on that list. Pretty much at the top of that list. If you’re going to be making cheesecakes to sell in your bakery, then you need to know all the secrets to achieving the… Read More Secrets to Achieving the Perfect Cheesecake
Bakery Worksheets Packet I’m so excited to present the new coordinating bakery worksheets packet made just for you! If you’re a subscriber you’ve seen my teasers for this packet in the weekly update you receive. What exactly do you get in this packet? You will receive 7 coordinating PDF files: Order Form– includes fill in… Read More Premade Bakery Worksheets Packet
Are you struggling to come up with products to sell other than time-consuming large ticket items? Well, I’ve got you covered! I’m sharing a list of products that always did extremely well in my retail bakery and in my home bakery. When I first opened my shop I had the intentions of being only… Read More Best Selling Bakery Products
We’ve talked about why you don’t want to be the cheap cake lady and the proper way to price your cakes. Now we’re going to learn how to set base prices for your different products to streamline and simplify the pricing process. You’ll only have to do this math once to get your base prices.… Read More How to Set Base Prices
When I had my storefront, I found one of the most difficult things to come up with was new, exciting cupcake flavors. People are very fickle and get bored easily, so you need to be armed and ready with some creative flavors. Here is a list of 30+ popular cupcake flavor ideas you can use… Read More 30+ Cupcake Flavor Ideas
Now that you’ve learned how to charge for cakes you will need a place to keep track of all those orders! I decided to make things a bit easier for those of you just starting out (or those who just want to get more organized) and created a printable order form for you. This is… Read More Order Forms for Taking Orders
How to charge for cakes? This is the BIG question, isn’t it? I talked to you extensively in The Cheap Cake Lady about many of the reasons you don’t want to be her. If you missed that post and you’re struggling to charge appropriately, I highly recommend you head over there and read it for… Read More How to Charge for Cakes and Other Products