Learning to bake a cake correctly and then learning the simple skill of basic decorating can lead into a great way to make money. Not to mention, you save money making your own cakes.
The same decorating techniques that are used in making a wedding cake are the same as a regular birthday cake, with the exception of learning how to stack them.
Wedding cakes are where the money is at!
You really don’t make much money at cake decorating if you are just making a birthday cake here or there. But when you start doing bigger cakes for weddings, anniversaries and showers that is when you start making some good money!
For a basic wedding cake I charge $2.00 a serving. This is for a simple buttercream, stacked cake (I will also do fondant).
A cake that serves 100 people I can sell for $200.00 and it cost me about $50 to make it, after the investment of pans/tips/bags. That is a $150 profit for a day’s work (I bake half a day and decorate half a day).
It is a natural progression to move from wedding cakes to a catering business.
Start small.
Work on your skills. Practice. Practice. Practice.
Slowly buy what you need.
Do cakes for free to get the word of mouth going.
Hang out on Pinterest to get lots of ides.
Most states have a Cottage Law that allows you to sell cakes form your kitchen without a food licence.
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