Advantages & Disadvantages Of A Home Cake Business

There are thousands of businesses that you can start from the comfort of your own home, everyone knows that. But, starting a cake business from home is something different and I’m going to tell you why and how to do just this.

It is true, cake decorating does require a little practice and some experience. Fortunately, that is something you can gain with very little cash. A cake business requires supplies that you may already have lying around your kitchen. If you already feel you are adept at this activity then you are off to the right start. And on top of that, starting a cake business from home just might be the perfect opportunity for someone like you!

Like any business, there are major advantages and disadvantages. The top five advantages to starting a cake business from home are as follows:

1. You can run this business from home and do not require separate quarters to do so. If you feel in the future you need more space for your growing venture, then by all means upgrade! Continue reading “Advantages & Disadvantages Of A Home Cake Business”

Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Recipe

So I had to find a way to have my cake and bake it too.

This is not only a gluten free cake recipe but is also is sugar-free, dairy-free and uses organic ingredients. So whether you are a celiac, diabetics, lactose intolerant or just not wanting to have your thighs be as jiggly this is the chocolate cake to dive into.

I also have been cooking with some of the Healing Gourmet’s desserts written by Kelley Herring. She is the Editor of Eat to Fight Cancer, Eat to Beat Diabetes, Eat to Lower Cholesterol and Eat to Boost Fertility. At the Healing Gourmet, Kelley Herring gives some great tips, suggestions and recipes on how to cook without gluten and often times without dairy.

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Custom Cake Boxes – The Perfect Packaging Option for Bakery Items

Cakes have high demand in the market because they are widely used on several occasions like birthday parties, weddings, family events and in-house parties. The custom cake boxes give perfect packaging to the cakes and add grace to them. These boxes are available in different sizes, designs and shapes fulfilling the decoration needs of the bakeries. Such boxes make a great presentation and offer protection to the cakes and desserts. They also complement the grace of cakes and convey special feelings to the persons receiving them. These boxes help in creating a strong brand association among the customers.

How Cake Boxes Are Helping Bakeries?

It is essential for the bakeries and confectioneries to add innovation and creativity to their products in order to be successful and compete in the market. We see lots of innovations in products and packaging of cakes, desserts and sweets that get them huge applaud from the customers. Confectioneries are constantly changing their designs and colors to attract customers and to retain them for the long time. The product diversification with appealing packaging goes side by side to keep the customers interested in your products. Due to tough competition, companies which are constantly engaging their customers with new designs and variations could only survive in the industry. Custom cake boxes provide these businesses an opportunity to create unique presentation and styles for their products. They make stunning presentations, offer unlimited decoration ideas and add creativity to your product line. Continue reading “Custom Cake Boxes – The Perfect Packaging Option for Bakery Items”

Ripe Breadfruit Cake Or Patty Cake

Breadfruit is found in abundance in the Pacific. When in season breadfruits make a lovely change to bananas in recipes. Ripe breadfruits in particular add a unique tang to cakes. The breadfruit for this recipe must be very ripe and soft.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or margarine
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups flour
1 cup mashed ripe breadfruit
1 cup sugar
teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
cup milk

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The History of Cakes

Cake is a dessert that nearly everyone has enjoyed at some point during their life. As a child, getting a slice of chocolate cake from one’s parents was more like a gift from the gods. Cake recipes have changed quite a bit over time, but the pleasure they give has stayed intact over the years. Some might say that making a great cake relies on having a great cake recipe, however it is also important to have an understanding of the history and where cake actually comes from. History does not taste quite as good as a fresh chocolate cake, but it is still quite interesting to discover where cake recipes actually came from.

The actual word for cake dates back many centuries ago to the 1200s where European bakers would mix fruits and bread. These “cakes” could stay intact for several months, thus providing food for the village that could be saved without the need for any form of modern refrigeration. It wasn’t until much later into the 17th century that the more modern form of the cake came about.

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First Birthday: Chocolate Cake Recipe With Delicious Frosting

Kids of all ages love chocolate cakes. If you bake one for the first birthday of your child, you will definitely get the reward for being star mom in the form of lots of hugs and kisses from the children at the birthday party. Here is a simple first birthday cake recipes with delicious chocolate frosting.

Items needed for the chocolate cake recipe and frosting:

Cake:

Cocoa powder – 1 cup

Boiling hot water – 2 cups

Soft and unsalted butter at room temperature – 1 cup
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Holiday Baking – Gumdrop Cake Recipes Worth Making

Now that the Holiday countdown has begun, our thoughts have turned to buying presents, pulling out the decorations and lights, making lists for our upcoming parties, and to Holiday baking.

My mother loved baking for the holiday season; when I was growing up, she started early in the fall, making light and dark fruitcakes that she prepared, steamed and baked then wrapped in aluminum foil before placing in ceramic crocks for six weeks or more, to allow the variety of flavours to meld together.

These days most of us don’t have time to bake cakes that take hours to prepare and six weeks or more of maturing to be flavourful; I have mom’s small, medium and large fruitcake pans with their removable bottoms but confess that I have never made fruit cake. But I have made many other recipes of hers, such as her Gumdrop Cake; this cake is a delicious choice for today’s busy cook who still wants to serve special treats to family and friends during the holiday season. For those who like raisins, I’m also including a Gumdrop Cake recipe that not only uses this fruit for added flavour but also uses applesauce to replace the milk found in most cake recipes. Continue reading “Holiday Baking – Gumdrop Cake Recipes Worth Making”

With Jet Charter Aircraft You Can Have Your Cake and Eat It Too!

In this fast-moving age, time is money and the person who learns to unlock the secret of time management is a millionaire. Charter flight is an excellent tool to manage your time in an effective manner and boost up your daily productivity. If you book a jet you can accomplish a lot more in a single day than you would normally do with other means of transportation. Hence, with Jet Charter Aircraft you can have your cake and eat it too!

Charter Flight- an Introduction

The air charter is a business of renting an entire aircraft to visit a specific place. It is different from commercial flights because in the latter you just purchase a single seat in the aircraft. The jet charter business is regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for safety concerns. The flights usually transpire outside the regular air schedules. So, you can fly anyplace and back at your time and convenience without being held down by delayed or cancelled flights. Air charter is specifically convenient for visiting places that need several layovers or connections. Charter flight works at your beck and call and even flies to places not covered by commercial flights. You can easily book seats on a charter through tour operators or charter companies. Continue reading “With Jet Charter Aircraft You Can Have Your Cake and Eat It Too!”

The Science Of Cake Frosting

Most of us have experienced the immense joy of dipping a finger into a bowl of delicious cake frosting and then popping it into our mouths. Often it is just as appealing to our senses thanks to its silken texture or its smoothness, as it is for its delicious taste or flavor. What is so interesting about frostings, icings, glazes, fondants, and any other sort of coating for a cake, is that the recipes are so diverse and varied and they each have a very specific sort of appeal.

For example, fans of the many different television programs that focus on professional bakers and the highly decorative cakes that they make, will be very familiar with fondant. This is something made from sugar and water and which can have a glaze-like consistency or can be as pliable and durable as a heavy dough. It can be rolled out into sheets and can, literally, wrap a cake in icing. Naturally, this has a lot of appeal to any sort of baker or cake decorator looking for a very sculptural cake, but also to those who really want to control the end results too. It isn’t, however, the best frosting for a cake that has a very delicate texture or quality because the weight of the icing may cause the cake to collapse. Continue reading “The Science Of Cake Frosting”

Icing on the Cake – Brainstorming Healing Protocols

An Aromatherapist has his or her own healing protocol or framework. Some emphasize on chemical components and therapeutic properties while others emphasize on plant parts or emotional aspects. It is hard to say which one is superior. Each protocol has its own merits. In reality, many people are amazed at how effective Aromatherapy is in their first encounter. However, passion can fade away if we cannot pinpoint the right healing protocol for clients. Flexibility is the key – as we have to cater to the customer’s needs while maintaining the effectiveness of the protocols.

The common practice in Aromatherapy is finding out the chemistry of each essential oil, and then uses its therapeutic components to address the issue. For instance, when someone is having a fever, you may want to use ginger (Zingiber officinale) to counter the effect of fever by inducing perspiration. If you use plant parts, you want to think about how different parts of the plant functions. For example, leaves are associated with breathing. When someone is having a nasal congestion, you would like to use eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) to relieve the ailment. For emotional needs, citrus oil such as bergamot (Citrus bergamia) is uplifting and can help to alleviate the emotional problem of depression. Flower such as rose oil (Rosa damacena) is calming and can relieve anxiety. Some Aromatherapists take into consideration of blending for emotional needs when they deal with clients who have chronic problem. Continue reading “Icing on the Cake – Brainstorming Healing Protocols”