For bakers who sell wedding and stacked cakes, here are my prices for different shaped cakes with explanations as to why certain cakes cost more money than others. Info on how to charge customers for add-on edible decorations is also included. Click below … Continue reading
Wicked Goodies is now offering consulting services for those who need help with a wedding cake or sculpted cake project or who want to pursue a career in professional baking. Follow this link to learn about Wicked Goodies’ >> Cake & Bakery Consulting Services << … Continue reading
Protect your cake or bakery business from scam artists, customer disputes, and loss! These five disclaimer forms will help you manage large wedding and specialty cake orders that involve outdoor events, customer pickup, dark colors, allergens, and special recipe requests. Click below to access the … Continue reading
The cake contract is a business tool that helps when working with customers on larger sized orders such as wedding cakes. The purpose of the contract is to clearly outline your policies and avoid loss due to customer fraud or order cancellations. Click here to … Continue reading
This tutorial demonstrates how to use a color deck during a cake design consultation or bakery client meeting. Follow this link to read the article >> Cake Consultation Color Deck << Follow this link to read the article >> Cake Consultation Color Deck << … Continue reading
When you work in bakeries, sometimes you get requests for fake cakes or dummy cakes. It may be because someone wants a super huge cake even though a small number of guests are attending their wedding. It may be because they … Continue reading
So you want to start a cake business or you already own a home-based or commercial bakery? Here are 10 internet marketing strategies for you. #1 Get Active on Pinterest Pinterest is one of the most powerful social media platforms … Continue reading
Because most cakes rise in the middle, you often get a pesky dome that needs to be trimmed off, which creates cake scraps. Imagine working in a bakery that makes hundreds or thousands of cakes daily, how much leftover cake tops accumulate. … Continue reading
This comprehensive set of charts calculates the serving sizes for round, square, tapered round, topsy turvy, and tapered square cakes at 2” (51 mm), 3” (76 mm) and 4” (102 mm) heights. Based on the average wedding cake serving size, … Continue reading
When it comes to cake pans, the best long-term investment for your bakery are deep, thick gauge solid aluminum pans. The Advantages to Solid, Deep, Aluminum Pans The thick metal and high walls help buffer the heat so that cakes … Continue reading