My 11 Home Bakery Secrets That Will Make Your Small Cake Business SUCCESSFUL and PROFITABLE
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2024
- This video will focus on 11 tips that helped me MAKE money and SAVE money. If you're just starting out or maybe you want some tips on how to make your existing home based baking business even more successful then this video is dedicated to you, my sweeties!
If you're not looking to run your own home based bakery, then head on over to my channel for plenty of other baking and decorating tutorial videos that I have posted.
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Here’s a tip as a professional pastry chef, when you prepare your pans use nonstick spray. Spray, paper, spray. It doesn’t seem like you are using a lot of extra butter but it adds up. Nonstick spray is cheaper. Also if you want to bring it up a step (if using fondant especially, decorate your cake boards)
Great tip thanks for sharing
@@chloelincoln9095 you're welcome
Thank you for helping
I love that you share you tips and are not selfish with your advice! That is so kind of you 💗
Aw that’s so sweet. Thanks, Wendy! 💕
I agree she is so kind and generous
I agree too 💖
I’m starting a small cake business which I’m gonna be selling lunch box cakes which are 4 inch cakes I’m so excited-thanks for this tips
Oh yay! That sounds great!
Wonderful Francisca M. Pray you'll have great success 👍🏾
How is it going so far? Im planning to do the same!!
Good for you! Do you sell at local farmers market or online?
@@Sugarsheila. online you can also do farmers market but I haven’t really looked in to🤨 you just gave me an idea
I have no current plans of opening an at home bakery but this was still really interesting! And that blue cake is gorgeous 😍
I'm so glad you found it fun to watch still! Your support is super appreciated :):)
I love that you are not using those annoying music background, and I am fully listening to what you are saying.
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Here in the UK, the first thing is to register with your local council. Next, get your paperwork in order for food hygiene (SFBB). Take a Level 2 Food Safety certificate - at very least. When you get your first inspection, you will be observed making cakes and your paperwork will be inspected. To accurately work out a selling price, you’ll need all the cost prices of ingredients, packaging, accessories, overheads and your wages. The EHO will also ask you about food allergens. It will take a few years to get established but stick with it. To make a living at this you’ll need to bake at least one cake a day at £40 each for 5/6 days a week or one wedding cake a week at £300. Happy Baking 🥰
Wow!! That seems like quite a process-even for a storefront bakery here it seems you need a bit less! Thanks so much for sharing 🥰
Iv never been observed making cakes in any of my inspections and im also based in the Uk. It was just an inspection of my kitchen, a few questions about food hygiene and cleaning schedule, EHO also offered advice and that was it, very simple and straightfoward. I also did a food hygiene course prior to inspection. Been inspected twice and both awarded Very Good 5stars.
Any filling, including buttercream needs to be charged separately because it costs money to make it extra buttercream to use for filling.
Your tips are so realistic!! I have my own home baking business and I really can relate with these tips!!
Thanks for sharing ❤️
So glad you’re enjoying them 🥰
Today I stumbled across your videos, and they have been so helpful. I'm planning to start my own home business and this helped me understand what it takes to make it. Thank you and keep the videos coming.
So glad you’re enjoying them 💕🥰
Thank you so much! Ive been binging your channel. Im starting a home bakery as a side gig and getting as much info as possible while waiting on dept of agriculture to come inspect my kitchen. Thank you for not gatekeeping anything!
love the meaningful hacks, thats super special, thank you
Love the video. Thanks for all the information
Loved watching - you’re so talented!
Thank you so much, Donna! 🥰💕
Thank you so much for these tips!!
I believe pricing includes your artistic skills. I love watching just watching your artistic skill while decorating a cake like the high heel! That was amazing!
Thank you for all this tips, im a homebaker a newbie in this business,this really a big help for me. God blessed
Wishing you all the best with your bakery business 🥰🥰
Currently trying to start my at home bakery and this video was very helpful thank you 💗
You are so welcome! Wishing you all the best of luck with it 🥰
Incredible list of tips! Especially tip #11
I just found you and yes I would love more of this content. Thank you
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Love these tips!! And I have found them all to be true!!!💖👊
So glad you liked them!! 💕
Thanks for the tips, a lot of great information. MORE PLEASE, Thanks
You’re so welcome, Celeste!
New subscriber! Loved the video and the information! Thank you!
Welcome to the sweetie fam, Genesis! 💕
Thank you so much 💓 you the most real and selfless ❤ 🙏 person .
Am planning to start a home baking business and this video was so helpful. Thankyou
I’m so glad you found it useful!!
You make it look ridiculously easy, loved the cakes.
Aw thanks so much, Lynn! 💕
Great video!!
Yes more information please and thank you!!!!! 🥰
Always! :)
I'm gonna open my home bakery super soon and your video helped me a lot
That’s fantastic! Good luck with it 🍰😊
Just started out on my new home venture. And this vedeo is like a blessing at the right time. so informative.. Thanks alot.
Subscribed and looking forward to other videos as well.
You’re so welcome!
Great info & tips ! Thank you
You’re welcome! 💕
Thank you so much for sharing this, I'm just starting doing this and figuring out my menu and prices are not easy. I like your approach. Thanks for sharing your knowledge 🙏
You are so welcome! I wish you all the best with your bakery!! 🍰
Wonderful! Thank you 🙏🏻💙
You are so welcome :)
Very good video for someone like me who is starting a small business from home.
Good luck with your business 💕
I love the way you decorate while you talk! Your doing a really nice job on your CZcams-Ing. Lol 💗
I just Found u yesterday ....U are so right and on the dot with everything u said ...at times one does need to hear it from someone else 😀 ....Thank You best Wishes
Totally! Having that support is key. Wish You all the best with your biz 💕
Thanks a million for sharing your tips👍🏻❤️
You’re so welcome!
Thank you so much for sharing your tips cakes are lovely Stay safe GOD bless you 😍
Thanks so much, Charmaine!
Very informative video and your info is very on point! Good job!👏
Thanks so much!! 💕
Amazing video n useful information well done 👏🏻 🤗❤️
Thank you! 🥰
These are truly valuable tips. I have been in limbo, still am, into officially commencing. I live semi-rural, so markets & shipping cookies MAY be my thing. I'm missing large corporate cake orders (hubby's work) because I just aren't confident to push with final approvals/insurances yet. They get the most amazing cakes for morning teas, free & I've had quite a few cash sales from this networking.... but... time will tell. I appreciate your videos and honesty so much. Thank you.
I think a lot of baking businesses definitely go through these in between stages for sure. I hope you get to a place where you feel more settled and assured in which pathway you are going to take with your baking biz!
Watching here thanks for sharing....
I love my cake leveler and love the fact that I invested in it because I tried many times to level a cake with a long serrated knife i bought and I never seem to cut it flat enough.
So it definitely was/is a must for me but i agree with your other tips especially the molds and already shaped pans
Finding what works for you is key for sure! Which cake leveller do you use? Thanks for watching 🙂
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe oh definitely. It's a generic leveler i bought off of Ebay, it has two wires but I only use one at a time
I actually own 2 cake levelers and I forget to use them. I usually use my old faithful serrated knife to level my cakes.
@@Diamon335 I wish my hands were staright enough to use a serated knife cause I bought one especially for that 😭 before I got the leveler
i agree ,time and skills are valuable.tnx for the tips,
You’re very welcome! 💕
I love the tips you are so original love it n thanks
So sweet of you to say! 💕🥰
I like you. This looks real :)
Thanks for this!
You’re welcome! 🥰
Awesome advice.
Thank you 💕
I work at a bakery. I hate when people say "just make it pretty." Your pretty and my pretty are VERY DIFFERENT
Right?! Same thing for “but don’t make it too sweet”-okay I’ll get right on that and have an in-depth look at your palette 😂
New subscriber loved the vid 🥰
Thank you so much for subscribing! Hope some of these tips help you out :)💕
Because I can be super klutzy when aiming buttercream into a piping bag, I just have a few oversized plastic tumblers that I drop bags with tips into. You do it a few times and then it's super quick. It's also nice when you have to top up a little bit because you can pull the bag open over the side of the tumbler
I would love to learn more about running a home bakery :)
That was really interesting. I've often thought about quitting my day job to make cakes, but i figured i would end up resenting making cakes because it was no longer a fun hobby. I also don't want to deal with customers lol. Something to think about if i can retire early.
I think it definitely can go either way! After I worked in a bakery and really took on a lot of orders, I decided I enjoyed it much more as something part time and kept my day job which I also absolutely love.
I totally agree with you. I know somebody the husband who bake does not talk to customers. It is the wife does the talking to customers.
wow thanks fot tips and trick i want to practice this in my small own bussiness😍😍
You should! :)
Thank you for sharing your tips. I’m a fairly new home baker. I’m wondering about the pricing on chocolate cakes for example, how much would charge for a basic cake? I now know I have been under charging and one particular friend would always point it out to me. Bless her heart.
You are so welcome! I have a video on cake pricing if you want to check it out :)
Hi thanks for your advice I just started my own cake business n ur video was very helpful
Good luck with your baking biz!! 🥰
Thnku...😊
Thank you so much for this video. It answered a lot of questions I had. I had a pretty good home based cake business when I was working, I had the co-worker contacts. And when my husband and I started performing I give up my business. But now, I’m retired and I want to start my business again. I’ve gotten orders from my neighbor, and a cousin, thank you, and I’m working on building my client base back up. What I needed to know do you have any advise on how to price my work? Something like a cheat sheet. Thank you again for the awesome video. Good luck with your endeavors.
That’s so great that you’re getting back into it, Diana!! What kind of performance work did you do? Here is my pricing guide video! czcams.com/video/XAdFxYKqqS8/video.html
Hi! Thank you for the wonderful tips! I am still a fairly new baker who is also into cakes and cupcakes. My friends encourage me to collaborate with coffee shops on selling my business. I am thinking how to have a fair collaboration that would profit both. Independently, I am doing okay so far accepting orders here and there. Do you think collaborating with coffee shops is a nice idea or will just take a lot of work? I want to build my brand but I am not so sure if coffee shops would allow another brand exposure on their shop- as it is their shop.
Iam also a home baker..I dont price my cake properly so sometimes I dont earn the money I invested to a cake....but now I know how to price my cakes..thanks for sharing ❤❤
It’s such a tricky thing that I still struggle with from time to time. You are so welcome and I hope you continue to be successful with your cake business 🥰
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe thankyou so much for your kind words
Thanks for sharing🙏
You are so welcome!
That golf cake is cool asf
Thank you!
Thanks again
You’re welcome!
Bang on..... You just won a subscriber.... Going through all this at the moment
Good luck with your baking biz!! 🥰
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe ohhh thank you so much..... I really really need these wishes
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe hey do you bake cupcakes? I really really really need some help with it..... Are you on instagram?
@@destinyzchild84 I do! I’m actually coming out with a cupcake tutorial today. My insta is @sdbakeshoppe 💕
Such a great video! I’m 2 years in to my home bakery in Texas and I’m needing to update my prices accordingly. I use premium products and offer a variety of products like decorated sugar cookies, custom cakes, cupcakes, and macarons. I need a boost!
This is a great time to start upgrading your pricing! I found once my skills were a bit more refined, I did need to update things. Hope 2021 brings you many successes in your baking biz!
You are super active 👩🍳 your each and every video teaches me lesson,tips
In this video I have learned so much now I have questions 😊
I notice you bake ,cool,cut in half packed and freeze ,
So my question is do you thaw first cake or you apply sugar syp and butter cream while cake is still frozen
* I like your way *
( I bake cool and freeze, then I thaw over night in fridge and then apply syp and butter cream)
While I am new in home business if I make small cake as I saw you in video making with small round cutter
For my page
And as you know groceries are expensive so how I sale this cake to cover up my price for my next cake
And last I am thinking to upload CZcams videos but how I sale the cake I make
Plz plz help me
Waiting for your reply
I love all these only thing I disagree with is def the cake leveler because i tried doing it with just the knife and they would always be crooked and one layer would be thin and another too thick. Cake leveler makes it faster and even. I got a cheap one from Walmart and it works great. 😊
Thanks for these tips! I recently started my own cake business (about 1 month ago) and struggling with balancing my "9 to 5" job, single parentling and maintaining a business! Love from Trinidad
Been there, my friend! It can be busy, but also so rewarding. Wishing you the best for your baking business!! 🥰
Looove all the good tips you gave on this video. I am a newbie in Homebaking Business. I have seen on my social media that everyone likes what I'm making but Not ONE Single order. I can't seem to get clientele. Sure I've made samples (which I'm not doing anymore, as I feel like I'm spending waaayyyy more and not getting a return back on) and handed them out. I get feedback that the samples are delicious but again, NOT one single order. I'm feeling bummed because this is what I want to do but, I can't seem to get it even off the ground. Seems like, I need to get a store front (which at the moment, is just not possible for me) in order for me to get the clientele. I don't want to give up but not sure what I'm doing wrong. Any tips/advice, aside from the awesome advice you gave in the video???
Hi Kim! That’s awesome that you’re getting started. How long have you been making cakes/posting on social media? It takes time to really tap into the market. Word of mouth is important so even just one or two good orders will get you started. 🥰
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe I've been baking here & there for a few years but it was just for me & my family. Nothing special. Just back, this past February, I decided to actually give this a try. And booooyyy...have I been trying 😵😂. I don't want to give up just a few months in but not sure how else to get my baked goods out there. Ugh!! It's driving me crazy, I tell ya. 😁😂
Yes I would like to know more tips
Coming at ya! 🥰
Soooo accurate! Esp. now a days.. alot of competitor
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Hi from Indonesia! Your tips are so helpful, I've been practicing some of them. I do love watching cake decorationg, but everytime I try, i think my skill is at minimum level 😂. How many months/years of your experiences did you take to get this experience level?
I will answer this in my 10k subscribers video :) I'm so happy you're developing a passion for baking!!
Thanks a lot. I completely forgot about tip #8
You’re welcome! 💕🥰
Very infromative Video.
I wanna know few things -
do most of home bakers use cake mixes ? if yes then which one ? Also Can you share basic cake recipes for home baking business
Hi there! Certain bakeries might. I personally used recipes made from scratch, but it's completely up to you :). On some of my videos I do share basic cake recipes as well.
Yes please
I'm doing it with cookies and didn't realize that I've been doing the steps explained here. But my cookies business hasn't taken off very well yet.
Give it some time!!! 💕🥰
I’ve done cookies and they are very very time consuming at times so be sure that you aren’t under charging! Also, reach out to some wedding venues in your area and see if you can leave your cards for couples. Some people like custom cookies for wedding or other party favors.
Can you talk about what type of buttercream are profitable?
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Hello I would like to make this cake for my husband bday. Do you have a full video on this. Thank you I love your content
Hi there! Which cake? I might have the video :)
Sweet Dreams Bake Shoppe the green one 😉
Thank you for all the info! Great vid
You’re so welcome! 🥰
I am really interested in Fondant
This was awesome. Thank you so much
You’re very welcome!
I'm a disagree on the cake leveler. I have an Agbay Cake Leveler not one of those cheap wire ones. 😏 I can torte literally ten cake layers in a matter of seconds. But the information in this video is GOLD! I certainly will be sharing this with a few other home bakers that I know.
Thank you! Wow, being able to level that many cakes at once sounds fabulous. Happy baking 🥰
Hi Ashleigh! Do you think 4, 6 and 8 inch cake pans are good to start out with?
Yes! Maybe a 10 as well
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe okay! Thank you!
Hi thank u for yr fantastic video, but may i know why do u use cotton to butter yr pans, which the cotton leves residue....why dont u use melted butter with a brush...
You are very welcome! It’s actually plastic wrap so it doesn’t leave any residue behind. 🙂
Hi! I loved this video! I was wondering where you get the bigger piping tips? I ordered a set of what I though were on the bigger side piping tips but really, they were smaller :(. I’m just talking about the size of that grass tip you were using on that golf cake.
You can get them from many places! Amazon has a bunch of the larger ones too :)
I’m not sure where you live but lots of pastry/chef specialty stores have larger ones.
Oh ok thanks!
I don’t sell cakes, but i do sell desserts, and I find these vids VERY educational!💜
I’m so glad 💕🥰
Which desserts do you sell?
@@jabeensyeda8883 I sell, fancy single serving cheese cakes, cupcakes, cake squares, pretzels, strawberries, cakesicles, geometric cake filled hearts, and more.
@@0089lolvss which country do you sell ? Dear
@@jabeensyeda8883 I only sell locally in/ near Oakland California
Hi! I’m a new subscriber.. Thank you for sharing this information it’s really helpful. I’m new to BC, Canada.. And I want to follow my passion in baking too. I discovered u r based out of BC too 😊 Just want to know are there any prerequisites of starting up a home bakery in British Columbia. U what I mean.. Is there a way you can help me with some information on it. Is there any certifications etc I need to atleast start selling my cakes here. I have lots of questions and I feel lost. Not sure if I can discuss it here. Is there a way we can connect? I look forward to hearing from you. I’ll really appreciate your help! 😊💕
It definitely depends on your health region! So I would first look into that. 💕🥰
I started a home based bakery recently and even though I have a friend who is already super successful she refuses to answer basic questions that I sometimes ask and since I just started I don’t really have a lot of cakes to show to clients when they want to see “more” of my work . What do you advice in this situation?😀thanks in advance
Good for you for starting off on this venture! When I was first building up my portfolio I made A LOT of free cakes for friends and family. It gave me the opportunity to improve and try out things I’ve always wanted to do. As for what you can show your clients, I would be very honest about just starting out (and my prices would reflect this). It takes some level of trust for clients to choose you when you’re first starting out! Best of luck 🥰🥰
Sweet Dreams Bake Shoppe thanks
You can decorate dummy cakes with real fondant or buttercream and photograph it, to advertise! All the best!
Get new friends.
I’ve started a small business abs I need help with mani my menu boards and pricing boards. Where is the best most user friendly place I can do this at?
Hi Ashleigh! Do you sell the recipe for the first vanilla cake you showed? Thanks in advance
It’s in this video description here: czcams.com/video/Jr7y_jxaxms/video.html
Enjoy!! 💕🥰🍰
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe thank you I wil be trying it soon🥳
I plan to try opening a business for solely cupcakes. Probably makes it a bit simpler since there's not quite as many things you need for cupcakes that you do for cakes.
Wishing you the best with your cupcake biz!! ❤️
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe Thanks so much! The thing is I'm not 100% sure if this is what I'll end up doing I still have so much time to figure out my career since I'm still only a teen, but this is what I'm aiming for. This video was really helpful for if I do. Thank you.
Is there any baking online classes you recommend?
I learned SO much from Yolanda’s videos. She is so amazing and I really like that she stays on top of trends and creates new ones!:
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Can you please help! I was wondering if fondant actually goes bad after opening it?! How long would it last ?
Technically you should use fondant within a year after opening it, but I’ve truly never seen fondant go bad. The texture might change and go a bit harder after a while, but just add a bit of shortening, knead it and you will be good to go!
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe Thank you so much!! I always end up throwing away my fondant a few weeks after opening it! So glad to know that it can be used for a longer time !!
She is correct!! Also if you rub the outside of it in a TINY amount of shortening, wrap in plastic wrap, and store in a ziplock it helps some as well.
This was an in formative video
I would like to hear more
Is that water you are pouring on the cake between each layer?
Sugar syrup! Use a 1:1 ratio to maintain moisture 🥰💕
Please.mam give me the guidance so thatl l can start my baking businessfrom home on a smallscale
I think the best place to start is to figure out what it is you’re passionate about selling. Come up with a product list and then start with selling to friends and family 🥰
but what to post or how to post consistently if we dont have orders
I bake and sell from home also.I have a question ,I was watching your video, and I noticed your cakes seem to have alot of holes in them ,can you explain why?
It depends which recipe I’m using. Whenever I use buttermilk with that recipe it creates those holes which make the cake really super light and airy. I notice when I use just regular milk I don’t get as many holes. :)
How do you find out what the competitors' pricing is?
I just asked around or looked on websites. Many have starting prices at the very least :)
what’s the thing that you pour on your cakes called (on the sponge layers?)
It’s a simple syrup with a 1:1 ratio of sugar and warm water 🥰
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe thankyou!
Hi, I'm starting my home bakery and really nervous. Pricing is the hardest part for me.
It’s tricky for everyone that’s for sure!! I have videos on pricing if you want to check them out 😊
Thank you so much