Posts by cai0311

[quote="Pearl645"]Perhaps I should find a way to set a standard price to work with for buttercream and fondant cake servings so that it will be easier to give someone an estimate over the phone. I have seen people charge $4.50 for a...

I have a convection oven at home that has the option of regular bake and convection bake. If I select convection bake I punch in the temp I would use for regular baking and the temp is automatically adjusted (lower by 25 degrees). When I...

I have operated from a licensed home bakery for several years now making custom decorated cakes, cupcakes and sugar cookies. Here is my 2 cents worth on cupcakes...I live in Ohio. There are two ways to sell goods out of your home. You...

I like to have all orders finished the night before they are due incase of a mishap. Then there is plenty of time to fix the problem. I was making cupcakes for a party I was attending (not a paid order) and decided to bake the cupcakes...

I hate satin ice fondant. It dries really fast, tears easy and I think it smells and tastes as bad as wilton.

I had a 5 tier wood stand that spins (built on a lazy susan) custom built for me. You can see the stand in my pictures. It cost about $475 (I can't remember exactly). Now, that is pricey but I rent the stand for $40 for my clients and it...

I put all my cakes in the refrigerator - covered in fondant or not. I do not put the cake in a box or any type of wrap. I just set the whole thing in the fridge and walk away. The cake in my photos with the teddy bears was covered in...

When I deliver a cake I always drop off a list of the tier sizes and cake flavor/filling. I do this even if the entire cake is the same flavor/filling. My yellow cake and champagne cake look the same but taste quite different. There...

Every dinner buffet wedding I have been too has cut the cake and put it on the table for people to grab. Every plated wedding I have been to I have been served cake while at the table. I always ask the couple I am meeting with which...

Well...You will get 100 different answers for the delivery/set up fee that people charge. For my business I charge $2/mile one way with a minimun of $30. I found that when I charged $1/mile round trip people didn't like that I charged...