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Message |
| Topic: Renting space/time in church kitchen |
cakesdivine
Replies: 6
Views: 144
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 3:51 pm Subject: Renting space/time in church kitchen |
| I think it depends on your state. There are several churches that rent their kitchens here in Texas. I know because I currently rent from the one I work for as my day job. They also rent the facili ... |
| Topic: Really need advice....... please! |
cakesdivine
Replies: 10
Views: 402
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 12:47 pm Subject: Re: Really need advice....... please! |
| Also, at the moment we are struggling with a work routine. We currently bake at the beginning of each week, and freeze a batch of cakes. Then we defrost and buttercream & ice the day before the order ... |
| Topic: A question to those that charge per serving.... |
cakesdivine
Replies: 45
Views: 2723
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:58 am Subject: A question to those that charge per serving.... |
| Thanks Indy |
| Topic: A question to those that charge per serving.... |
cakesdivine
Replies: 45
Views: 2723
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:08 am Subject: A question to those that charge per serving.... |
| One bride shared that while my base price of $3.50 was higher than the bakery that was $2.25, by the time the other place added the nickels and dimes for cake flavors, borders, flowers, etc., their ca ... |
| Topic: Have you ever noticed...? |
cakesdivine
Replies: 19
Views: 647
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:09 am Subject: Have you ever noticed...? |
| We go in to our local grocery store and "critique" the cakes all the time. Just between us, no one else can hear. Very freqently we find the exact same cake still sitting there days later, a week la ... |
| Topic: Have you ever noticed...? |
cakesdivine
Replies: 19
Views: 647
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:53 am Subject: Have you ever noticed...? |
It really does but I'm thinking maybe she meant 8 cakes an hour and not 80? That sounds a lot more doable to me.
From experience I can tell you, she is not exaggerating. At one of the grocery sto ... |
| Topic: Have you ever noticed...? |
cakesdivine
Replies: 19
Views: 647
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:43 am Subject: Have you ever noticed...? |
but these are probably people that just work there cause they need a job and they dont really care if it looks good or not... as long as their boss is happy with what they did... they are fine...
U ... |
| Topic: Dodged a bullet? |
cakesdivine
Replies: 11
Views: 442
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:17 am Subject: Dodged a bullet? |
| So are you saying she cancelled the booking? If so, it is a blessing to be rid of her. But why on Earth would you do more than one free sampling. You do realize you spent a small fortune in gas cos ... |
| Topic: Wedding Cake Design Pro ?? |
cakesdivine
Replies: 19
Views: 576
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:23 am Subject: Wedding Cake Design Pro ?? |
| While others seem to have had great success with it, I didn't. I bought the downloaded version. Down loaded it onto my new desktop. Unfortunately it would only allow me to add 3 elements and the mo ... |
| Topic: Cake Boss Software |
cakesdivine
Replies: 16
Views: 555
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:41 am Subject: Cake Boss Software |
| You must have had the old version then michgowell, the new 2010 version is amazing. I will never understand using two programs when one can do the trick. And debster...you are a forum addict and you ... |
| Topic: Business idea, is it possible? |
cakesdivine
Replies: 47
Views: 2215
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:40 am Subject: Business idea, is it possible? |
| Also, want to address more the baking in volume. I bake in volume on my baking day but only for the exact cake orders I have. If I bake extra cakes for the sake of baking them to have for potential ... |
| Topic: Business idea, is it possible? |
cakesdivine
Replies: 47
Views: 2215
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:46 am Subject: Business idea, is it possible? |
| I was a grocery store bakery manager for 3 years, have owned 2 walk-in bakeries (one in Houston, one where I live now, that was part of my mom's restaurant that we had to close due to plumbing issues ... |
| Topic: Business idea, is it possible? |
cakesdivine
Replies: 47
Views: 2215
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:44 am Subject: Business idea, is it possible? |
I don't think I'm smart enough to pull this off on my own. I lack confidence all around. I've tried so many times in my life and failed it's hard to keep chasing dreams...
This is the first thing y ... |
| Topic: Business idea, is it possible? |
cakesdivine
Replies: 47
Views: 2215
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Forum: Cake Decorating Business
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:33 am Subject: Business idea, is it possible? |
Making cakes to order has more waste and takes longer, then my idea.
This is not really a true statement Stitches. Have you actually ever owned a bakery? I have done both - a storefront bakery ... |
| Topic: what buddy uses |
cakesdivine
Replies: 10
Views: 512
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Forum: Cake Decorating
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 1:10 pm Subject: what buddy uses |
| Don't watch the show, can't stand it (the first two episodes were enough for me to never watch again)...But his prices are very high, and he is using BRILL?? like a grocery store? I can understand ha ... |
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