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I decorated cake professionally for almost 20 years, and a lot of lessons came along with that. These are some of the things i learned about cake decorating the hard way, and I hope that they help you avoid some of the things I ran into! 1. That super-original technique you thought of has already been […]

Answer the following questions, then tally your results at the end to see if you’re cut out for the wild world of cake decorating! 1. Do you enjoy deadlines and working in the kitchen until three in the morning while wrestling uncooperative hunks of fondant?     A. Never     B. Sometimes     C. Oh please

15 things that prove you’re a cake decorator (and might mean you need to lighten up a little.) 1. You go to a museum and you can’t enjoy it because the only thing you think about is how you can use the art in your cake designs. 2. You get angry when someone in a

I started selling online in 2011 as a way to reach the DIY brides who had popped up all over the place after the economy tanked.  As my online business evolved, I ended up selling more to other cake decorators and hobby decorators and less to the brides (who have now gone back to buying

Selling cake decorations online is something that people see as SUPER EASY. It’s not, but it’s definitely a good way to make some added income if you’re a custom cake decorator. Deciding on what to sell is really important, though, because it can make your business successful and more profitable if you choose correctly. What

If you want to start an online cake decoration business, you’ll need to also think about how to ship cake decorations safely  This will involve buying a lot of boxes, packaging materials, and researching postal rates. Safe Packaging. The basic things to remember are that you’re responsible for getting the product to the customer in a

Selling flat cupcake toppers online isn’t as difficult as some other products. They’re fairly popular online, and can be made pretty quickly depending on how detailed they are.  Whether they’re molded items like brooches, flat shapes like snowflakes cut from a piece of fondant, or animal faces made using different layers of fondant shapes, these

Selling 3D cupcake toppers online with a home-based business is another option to look at, because they’re are a little different than the flat ones. Determining Pricing I’ll repeat this from last week in case you missed it…The first thing that you should do is figure out YOUR OWN pricing. Don’t look at what other people

If you’re interested in starting a cake topper business and selling them online, there are a bunch of things to think about.  Gumpaste cake toppers are in demand, but starting a cake topper business takes a little investigation and planning. To start a cake topper business from home you will need to determine what products

Full cake kits that people can use to decorate a plain cake in a theme are a popular item that sell pretty well online. These are popular because a lot of parents want specialty cakes for their kids, but they don’t want to pay for a complete custom cake.  If they can bake the cake