JOB ALTERNATIVE #7
CAKE AND COOKIE DECORATOR
Have you ever seen professionally decorated cakes, cookies, and candies and wondered how it was done? Me too. I had been baking cakes for my family's enjoyment for years but always wanted to know how to decorate them.
So I started my research into cake decorating tools and techniques by asking around at bakeries in my neighborhood and found out that most cake decorators either learned their craft from a relative/associate who was likely a pastry chef or they went through training. Determined to learn the art of cake decoration, I continued my research.
I thought about enrolling into a culinary arts program for a year, spending thousands of dollars in student loans and time away from making money. Though the training would have been worth it to a certain degree, I had not the patience. Another option was to find cake decorating software. Thankfully I did and it has made such a difference in my life.
I got started when my family encouraged me to sell THEM my cakes. Then they took my cake slices to work and shared them with co-workers. Before I knew it I had taken in 10 cake orders in one day! Since the orders came from my family members' co-workers I only charged $7.00 a cake.
My family implored me to sell my cakes at $10.00 each and $3.00 slices. I tested the waters with my new prices and my business REALLY began to take off!
I started selling my cakes to area hamburger diners aka (Coney Island Restaurants) and began to make a name for myself. Soon everybody I knew wanted me to make special occasion cakes, birthday cakes, holiday cakes, family reunion cakes and others. Fortunately my business grew so large, so fast, I had to turn down orders.
That was nine months ago and now I'm looking into purchasing an abandoned bakery so that I, along with 4 newly-hired employees can quadruple my business' gross earnings. I never thought that life could be so fulfilling. I am finally able to do something I love and employ others doing the same thing.
So I started my research into cake decorating tools and techniques by asking around at bakeries in my neighborhood and found out that most cake decorators either learned their craft from a relative/associate who was likely a pastry chef or they went through training. Determined to learn the art of cake decoration, I continued my research.
I thought about enrolling into a culinary arts program for a year, spending thousands of dollars in student loans and time away from making money. Though the training would have been worth it to a certain degree, I had not the patience. Another option was to find cake decorating software. Thankfully I did and it has made such a difference in my life.
I got started when my family encouraged me to sell THEM my cakes. Then they took my cake slices to work and shared them with co-workers. Before I knew it I had taken in 10 cake orders in one day! Since the orders came from my family members' co-workers I only charged $7.00 a cake.
My family implored me to sell my cakes at $10.00 each and $3.00 slices. I tested the waters with my new prices and my business REALLY began to take off!
I started selling my cakes to area hamburger diners aka (Coney Island Restaurants) and began to make a name for myself. Soon everybody I knew wanted me to make special occasion cakes, birthday cakes, holiday cakes, family reunion cakes and others. Fortunately my business grew so large, so fast, I had to turn down orders.
That was nine months ago and now I'm looking into purchasing an abandoned bakery so that I, along with 4 newly-hired employees can quadruple my business' gross earnings. I never thought that life could be so fulfilling. I am finally able to do something I love and employ others doing the same thing.
MICHAEL PRUDHOMME, CREATOR OF "YUMMY ARTS, CAKE AND COOKIE DECORATING"
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Of Cake & Cookie Decorating... Welcome To YummyArts.com
Welcome to YummyArts where all of your answers are at your fingertips, anytime, day or night. Just imagine. No more endlessly searching the internet. No more waiting for answers that may never come. No more falling behind.
YummyArts.com is not just another website, it's the ultimate cake and cookie decorating support system.
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