Posts by jenmat

Quote:Originally Posted by AZCoutureI think the best part of it, is I'm only baking and making fillings when it's a paid order, not to hand out to people for free. Other than the tasting event, I'm only in the kitchen when I'm getting...

This is mine.... good luck!

Wow, thanks! I really admire your business model and to get advice from you means a lot!!!I guess I'm so tired of making appointments so that I can watch people eat for half and hour! This event style seemed to make sense to me. If you...

So I'm getting pretty worn out of these indiviual tasting appointments. I have a 5 year old and my hubby works nights, so I have her trained to watch movies quietly during tastings, but this also means I can only do one per evening or I...

I charge more for wedding cake servings. They take more time, I make them taller, and I factor in the cost of delivery (which is not included in party servings). I also factor in the cost of my time going back and forth over the course...

I wear a chef's coat and jeans. Got mine from Happy Chefs too. Didn't love the quality, but the only person who noticed that was me, everyone else just noticed that I looked official!The point is to be comfortable so that you can have...

I make my own, but I used to buy Massa from Albert Uster Imports. Pricey, but you can use a lot less per cake so it evens out.

lol, wow, that takes guts. This is where your contract will save you. "While I do understand that you want to make a statement with the cake, the only person who can make changes to the order is the person who signed the contract. So, if...

you know, I was chewing on this some more today and had a few more lessons learned. It took me a few years (because I'm VERY type A) to not get so stressed about each cake. I used to have to start everything on Monday and the process...

One thing I've learned so far is the best thing to do is take it slow. If I rush into things, they don't usually work out, but if I really take my time to make decisions, taking baby steps instead of big leaps, I can keep control over my...