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Cake Recipes, Tutorials & Business Tips

 

Practical guidance for becoming a high-end cake designer, working smarter, and building a cake business you’re proud of.

 

The Online Cake Shop That Changed How I Sell Celebration Cakes cake business

 

An online cake shop lets customers choose a cake, pick their flavour, colour and size, and pay upfront, without the back and forth of DMs and quotes. For celebration cakes, that back and forth is usually where the profit goes. Start with five designs you love making, priced properly, with clear l...

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How to Stop Wasting Time on Unqualified Clients (once and for all!) cake business

 

The quickest way to stop wasting time on unqualified clients is to pair an enquiry form with a business brochure. The form collects the event date, venue, guest numbers, inspiration and budget up front. The brochure arrives automatically on your thank-you page, explaining your prices and booking ...

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My Top Wedding Cake Photography Tips! cake business tools and resources

 

Hello there! As we move our old Zaza Marcelle blog content across to our shiny new Modern Cake Society blog, I couldn’t leave behind one of my most read (and watched on Youtube) “how to” post. 

It was created a few years ago, but the good thing about photography is that contrary to techy subject...

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The Glass Ceiling in Cake Businesses (And How to Pick Your Strategic Lane) cake business

 

There’s something that’s been sitting on my chest for a long time. Something that I know to be true for most home based cake designers.

Cake decorating is not a very scalable industry.

There. I said it.

You can't "10x your revenue" without hitting very real physical limits. Your time. Your ene...

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The CRM Systems That Took My Cake Business Off Sticky Notes cake business

 

Let me tell you something that might surprise you.

I am not naturally organized. Like, at all.

I loved the creative side of my cake business - the techniques, the designs, the artistry. That part? I could do it for hours.

But the follow-ups? The invoicing? Remembering who paid what and when?

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